He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Western Athletic Conference · America First Events Center · January 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ACU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money SUU +145 / ACU -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total SUU win
Actual SUU +22 126 Won
Massey ACU -4.8 (+26.8) — —
Massey Totals — 149.3 (-23.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 20% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 10% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ACU -5.6 (+27.6) 142.8 (-16.8) 31% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ACU -5.4 (+27.4) 140.8 (-14.8) 30% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ACU -4.5 (+26.5) 143.6 (-17.6) 28% ✗
Baseline ML ACU -4.7 (+26.7) 143.8 (-17.8) 33% ✗

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 21, 2026 ACU 87 – 83 SUU
Jan 31, 2026 SUU 79 – 76 ACU
Feb 21, 2025 ACU 75 – 59 SUU
Feb 9, 2025 ACU 84 – 70 SUU
Mar 1, 2024 ACU 77 – 68 SUU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SUU ACU
Overall 10-22 14-19
Conference 6-12 5-13
Home 7-6 9-5
Away 2-15 3-12
Neutral 1-1 2-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 72.3 67.9
Avg Pts Against 81.3 73.9
Massey -12.4 (#336) -4.3 (#233)
Bradley-Terry -1.85 (#322) 0.07 (#170)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.96 (#337) -0.16 (#184)
RPI 0.400 (#337) 0.522 (#132)
Shooting & Four Factors SUU ACU
FG% 42.4% 43.4%
3PT% 29.8% 33.1%
REB / G 33.3 29.8
OREB / G 9.9 11.0
AST / TO 0.86 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.8% 48.6%
TOV% 19.7% 20.9%
ORB% 26.4% 32.9%
FT Rate 20.1% 28.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.3% 56.0%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 21.7%
DRB% 66.2% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 41.2%

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