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UT Martin Skyhawks
69 – 55
FINAL Conference
Lindenwood Lions
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -2.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money UTM -162 / LIN +136
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +14 124 Won
Massey UTM -6.0 (+8.0) — —
Massey Totals — 143.6 (-19.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -4.9 (+9.1) 140.2 (-16.2) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -5.5 (+8.5) 139.6 (-15.6) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -5.3 (+8.7) 135.2 (-11.2) 74% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -5.0 (+9.0) 136.0 (-12.0) 72% ✓

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 13, 2026 LIN 75 – 74 UTM
Feb 7, 2025 LIN 52 – 51 UTM
Jan 11, 2025 LIN 82 – 81 UTM
Feb 23, 2024 UTM 106 – 82 LIN
Jan 27, 2024 UTM 76 – 67 LIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM LIN
Overall 22-11 18-15
Conference 13-7 11-9
Home 12-3 9-5
Away 8-6 7-9
Neutral 2-2 2-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.8 74.4
Avg Pts Against 64.7 75.0
Massey -1.3 (#186) -3.9 (#230)
Bradley-Terry 0.51 (#124) -0.57 (#220)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.10 (#160) -0.82 (#223)
RPI 0.510 (#157) 0.471 (#229)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM LIN
FG% 43.0% 43.8%
3PT% 31.9% 28.2%
REB / G 38.2 38.8
OREB / G 12.5 13.3
AST / TO 0.89 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 48.2%
TOV% 20.9% 18.3%
ORB% 36.2% 33.6%
FT Rate 31.6% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 18.0%
DRB% 68.1% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 24.6%

Game Analysis

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