And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Ohio Valley Conference · Groniger Arena · January 30, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -3.5 Away covered
O/U 129.5 Over
Money EIU +154 / UTM -185
Model Predictions
Spread Total EIU win
Actual UTM +8 144 Lost
Massey UTM -4.2 (-3.8)
Massey Totals 125.2 (+18.8)
Bradley-Terry 25%
Weighted B-T 23%
Efficiency Plus ML UTM -4.3 (-3.7) 126.9 (+17.1) 32%
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -4.7 (-3.3) 122.9 (+21.1) 30%
Baseline ML UTM -4.1 (-3.9) 124.0 (+20.0) 31%
Baseline Plus ML UTM -4.6 (-3.4) 126.0 (+18.0) 30%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 UTM 6663 EIU
Jan 3, 2026 UTM 6561 EIU
Feb 15, 2025 UTM 7268 EIU
Jan 17, 2025 UTM 6863 EIU
Feb 2, 2024 UTM 7659 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EIU UTM
Overall 13-20 22-11
Conference 8-12 13-7
Home 9-6 12-3
Away 3-13 8-6
Neutral 1-1 2-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.6 67.8
Avg Pts Against 72.2 64.7
Massey -9.7 (#308) -2.3 (#200)
Bradley-Terry -1.44 (#293) 0.24 (#145)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.00 (#304) -0.20 (#183)
RPI 0.433 (#291) 0.505 (#159)
Shooting & Four Factors EIU UTM
FG% 40.0% 42.5%
3PT% 30.8% 31.3%
REB / G 31.2 38.3
OREB / G 9.4 12.7
AST / TO 0.82 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.8% 49.6%
TOV% 19.7% 21.7%
ORB% 27.2% 36.7%
FT Rate 25.3% 30.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 18.5%
DRB% 63.6% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.6% 25.4%

Game Analysis

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