Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Western Athletic Conference · Wisdom Gym · January 30, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UVU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money TAR +230 / UVU -285
Model Predictions
Spread Total TAR win
Actual UVU +28 138 Lost
Massey UVU -2.9 (-25.1) — —
Massey Totals — 162.7 (-24.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 40% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 45% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UVU -2.3 (-25.7) 152.8 (-14.8) 41% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVU -3.2 (-24.8) 150.9 (-12.9) 42% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UVU -1.8 (-26.2) 153.3 (-15.3) 43% ✓
Baseline ML UVU -2.5 (-25.5) 154.1 (-16.1) 42% ✓

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 27, 2026 UVU 79 – 72 TAR
Jan 2, 2026 UVU 91 – 85 TAR
Mar 9, 2025 UVU 71 – 66 TAR
Feb 8, 2025 UVU 81 – 56 TAR
Mar 8, 2024 UVU 63 – 60 TAR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TAR UVU
Overall 14-18 25-9
Conference 5-13 14-4
Home 10-6 15-1
Away 4-11 6-7
Neutral 0-1 4-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L5 L2
Avg Pts For 72.5 77.7
Avg Pts Against 75.8 70.8
Massey -0.3 (#173) 5.7 (#96)
Bradley-Terry -0.03 (#173) 0.94 (#91)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#143) 1.13 (#96)
RPI 0.487 (#208) 0.565 (#67)
Shooting & Four Factors TAR UVU
FG% 46.1% 49.5%
3PT% 34.5% 33.0%
REB / G 31.4 35.0
OREB / G 10.8 11.2
AST / TO 0.83 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 55.1%
TOV% 19.4% 20.4%
ORB% 31.8% 34.2%
FT Rate 33.9% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.5% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 24.2% 20.7%
DRB% 66.7% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 35.8% 28.5%

Game Analysis

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