Cause now I wanna be your dog. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - Iggy and the Stooges
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTA -11.3 (+2.3) 134.6 (+28.4) 16% ✓
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% ✓

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 69 – 63 SUU
Feb 14, 2026 SUU 78 – 73 UTA
Jan 30, 2026 UTA 80 – 61 SUU
Jan 31, 2025 UTA 70 – 68 SUU
Jan 12, 2025 SUU 73 – 68 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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