Now she's with one of my good-time buddies, they're drinking in some crosstown bar. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Western Athletic Conference · Moody Coliseum (Abilene) · January 2, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ACU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money ACU -230 / UTU +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total ACU win
Actual UTU +15 143 Lost
Massey ACU -3.5 (-18.5) — —
Massey Totals — 139.7 (+3.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ACU -2.5 (-17.5) 138.4 (+4.6) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ACU -4.5 (-19.5) 137.1 (+5.9) 70% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ACU -2.5 (-17.5) 137.2 (+5.8) 64% ✗
Baseline ML ACU -2.6 (-17.6) 138.8 (+4.2) 63% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 13, 2026 UTU 80 – 74 ACU
Feb 27, 2026 UTU 85 – 81 ACU
Jan 30, 2026 UTU 76 – 70 ACU
Feb 23, 2025 ACU 80 – 72 UTU
Feb 7, 2025 ACU 86 – 72 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ACU UTU
Overall 14-19 19-15
Conference 5-13 11-7
Home 9-5 11-3
Away 3-12 6-10
Neutral 2-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.9 74.7
Avg Pts Against 73.9 77.0
Massey -4.1 (#228) -3.7 (#225)
Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#134) -0.49 (#219)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.34 (#152) -0.73 (#215)
RPI 0.548 (#94) 0.486 (#203)
Shooting & Four Factors ACU UTU
FG% 40.6% 45.2%
3PT% 33.0% 30.8%
REB / G 31.7 33.1
OREB / G 12.3 10.1
AST / TO 0.83 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.1% 51.3%
TOV% 21.5% 18.1%
ORB% 34.8% 28.4%
FT Rate 26.7% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.1% 52.9%
Opp TOV% 21.4% 18.2%
DRB% 72.1% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 44.1% 25.4%

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