And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Western Athletic Conference · America First Events Center · January 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTA -5.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money SUU +210 / UTA -258
Model Predictions
Spread Total SUU win
Actual UTA +9 163 Lost
Massey UTA -12.4 (+3.4)
Massey Totals 136.5 (+26.5)
Bradley-Terry 9%
Weighted B-T 3%
Efficiency Plus ML UTA -10.9 (+1.9) 133.3 (+29.7) 15%
Baseline Tuned ML UTA -11.4 (+2.4) 131.7 (+31.3) 15%
Baseline ML UTA -12.1 (+3.1) 131.8 (+31.2) 17%
Baseline Plus ML UTA -11.3 (+2.3) 134.6 (+28.4) 16%

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 UTA 6963 SUU
Feb 14, 2026 SUU 7873 UTA
Jan 30, 2026 UTA 8061 SUU
Jan 31, 2025 UTA 7068 SUU
Jan 12, 2025 SUU 7368 UTA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SUU UTA
Overall 10-22 18-14
Conference 6-12 9-9
Home 7-6 9-4
Away 2-15 8-8
Neutral 1-1 1-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 72.3 67.7
Avg Pts Against 81.3 67.8
Massey -14.8 (#350) 1.4 (#144)
Bradley-Terry -2.27 (#331) 0.68 (#118)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.22 (#334) 0.85 (#118)
RPI 0.381 (#346) 0.543 (#101)
Shooting & Four Factors SUU UTA
FG% 42.1% 43.3%
3PT% 26.3% 29.2%
REB / G 32.6 34.8
OREB / G 9.5 11.2
AST / TO 0.79 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.7% 48.1%
TOV% 19.7% 22.5%
ORB% 25.5% 34.4%
FT Rate 17.2% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 57.5% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 14.3% 19.0%
DRB% 67.4% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 31.2%

Game Analysis

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