I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Western Athletic Conference · Moody Coliseum (Abilene) · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UVU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money ACU +285 / UVU -360
Model Predictions
Spread Total ACU win
Actual ACU +17 153 Won
Massey UVU -12.2 (+29.2) — —
Massey Totals — 141.5 (+11.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 22% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UVU -8.4 (+25.4) 136.9 (+16.1) 20% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVU -9.1 (+26.1) 134.5 (+18.5) 19% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UVU -10.3 (+27.3) 140.2 (+12.8) 17% ✗
Baseline ML UVU -9.9 (+26.9) 140.8 (+12.2) 17% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 UVU 74 – 67 ACU
Feb 6, 2026 UVU 68 – 55 ACU
Mar 7, 2025 UVU 73 – 60 ACU
Jan 4, 2025 UVU 64 – 53 ACU
Mar 9, 2024 UVU 74 – 67 ACU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ACU UVU
Overall 14-19 25-9
Conference 5-13 14-4
Home 9-5 15-1
Away 3-12 6-7
Neutral 2-2 4-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 67.9 77.7
Avg Pts Against 73.9 70.8
Massey -5.9 (#254) 10.2 (#60)
Bradley-Terry -0.11 (#183) 1.81 (#61)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.44 (#194) 2.70 (#56)
RPI 0.514 (#138) 0.616 (#27)
Shooting & Four Factors ACU UVU
FG% 41.2% 50.9%
3PT% 31.7% 34.9%
REB / G 31.1 35.0
OREB / G 12.0 10.1
AST / TO 0.80 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.5% 56.9%
TOV% 22.1% 20.8%
ORB% 34.6% 32.7%
FT Rate 26.7% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 57.2% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 20.4%
DRB% 71.9% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 42.0% 28.2%

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