He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 16, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -7.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Under
Money UTM -305 / SIUE +245
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +6 124 Won
Massey UTM -10.2 (-4.2) — —
Massey Totals — 129.7 (-5.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -8.4 (-2.4) 130.8 (-6.8) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -7.7 (-1.7) 132.4 (-8.4) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -8.9 (-2.9) 129.8 (-5.8) 79% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -9.2 (-3.2) 130.4 (-6.4) 76% ✓

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 14, 2026 UTM 81 – 76 SIUE
Feb 14, 2025 UTM 76 – 71 SIUE
Jan 18, 2025 UTM 85 – 82 SIUE
Feb 3, 2024 UTM 90 – 79 SIUE
Mar 3, 2023 UTM 81 – 75 SIUE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM SIUE
Overall 22-11 19-13
Conference 13-7 12-8
Home 12-3 10-5
Away 8-6 8-7
Neutral 2-2 1-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.8 67.7
Avg Pts Against 64.7 65.9
Massey -1.0 (#185) -7.8 (#283)
Bradley-Terry 0.50 (#125) -1.43 (#292)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.12 (#159) -1.94 (#294)
RPI 0.505 (#165) 0.395 (#341)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM SIUE
FG% 43.3% 41.9%
3PT% 32.5% 35.0%
REB / G 37.6 36.1
OREB / G 12.4 11.6
AST / TO 0.88 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 48.0%
TOV% 21.1% 18.0%
ORB% 36.1% 32.4%
FT Rate 31.6% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 17.9%
DRB% 67.6% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 26.0%

Game Analysis

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