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Ohio Valley Conference · Ellis T. Johnson Arena · January 9, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -2.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money MORE +124 / UTM -148
Model Predictions
Spread Total MORE win
Actual UTM +8 144 Lost
Massey UTM -3.6 (-4.4) — —
Massey Totals — 136.4 (+7.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 25% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 16% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -3.8 (-4.2) 135.2 (+8.8) 37% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -2.9 (-5.1) 134.6 (+9.4) 42% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -3.6 (-4.4) 133.3 (+10.7) 34% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -3.2 (-4.8) 134.5 (+9.5) 39% ✓

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 7, 2026 MORE 61 – 55 UTM
Mar 1, 2025 MORE 59 – 47 UTM
Dec 20, 2024 MORE 70 – 69 UTM
Mar 9, 2024 MORE 84 – 78 UTM
Feb 17, 2024 UTM 88 – 82 MORE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MORE UTM
Overall 20-13 22-11
Conference 15-5 13-7
Home 11-2 12-3
Away 7-10 8-6
Neutral 2-1 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 67.8
Avg Pts Against 75.5 64.7
Massey -8.6 (#293) -1.3 (#190)
Bradley-Terry -1.29 (#279) 0.44 (#135)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.23 (#303) 0.14 (#159)
RPI 0.461 (#248) 0.496 (#179)
Shooting & Four Factors MORE UTM
FG% 41.7% 42.8%
3PT% 30.0% 31.9%
REB / G 36.6 37.6
OREB / G 12.6 12.0
AST / TO 0.78 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.6% 50.2%
TOV% 20.5% 21.3%
ORB% 33.9% 34.1%
FT Rate 24.5% 31.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 18.5%
DRB% 62.9% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 26.5%

Game Analysis

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