That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -10.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money UTM -625 / EIU +455
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +4 126 Won
Massey UTM -12.7 (-8.7) — —
Massey Totals — 130.8 (-4.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -9.6 (-5.6) 132.3 (-6.3) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -10.6 (-6.6) 132.5 (-6.5) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -8.6 (-4.6) 132.7 (-6.7) 82% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -9.2 (-5.2) 132.9 (-6.9) 82% ✓

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 6, 2026 UTM 66 – 63 EIU
Jan 30, 2026 UTM 76 – 68 EIU
Feb 15, 2025 UTM 72 – 68 EIU
Jan 17, 2025 UTM 68 – 63 EIU
Feb 2, 2024 UTM 76 – 59 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM EIU
Overall 22-11 13-20
Conference 13-7 8-12
Home 12-3 9-6
Away 8-6 3-13
Neutral 2-2 1-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.8 64.6
Avg Pts Against 64.7 72.2
Massey -0.7 (#181) -9.5 (#304)
Bradley-Terry 0.34 (#143) -1.78 (#313)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#165) -2.35 (#310)
RPI 0.494 (#191) 0.419 (#310)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM EIU
FG% 43.3% 40.0%
3PT% 32.7% 29.6%
REB / G 37.3 29.5
OREB / G 12.1 8.2
AST / TO 0.94 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 44.7%
TOV% 20.9% 20.5%
ORB% 34.1% 24.3%
FT Rate 30.4% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 17.2%
DRB% 68.9% 62.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 24.0%

Game Analysis

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