I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Grand Canyon Lopes
80 – 67
FINAL Conference
UNLV Rebels
Mountain West Conference · Global Credit Union Arena · February 26, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money GCU -355 / UNLV +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total GCU win
Actual GCU +13 147 Won
Massey GCU -9.1 (+3.9) — —
Massey Totals — 153.9 (-6.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GCU -8.7 (+4.3) 151.0 (-4.0) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GCU -8.5 (+4.5) 152.1 (-5.1) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -8.6 (+4.4) 149.9 (-2.9) 80% ✓
Baseline ML GCU -8.6 (+4.4) 150.6 (-3.6) 78% ✓

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 7, 2026 UNLV 80 – 78 GCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GCU UNLV
Overall 20-12 18-17
Conference 13-7 11-9
Home 13-4 10-6
Away 6-5 7-7
Neutral 1-3 1-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.6 78.6
Avg Pts Against 68.7 79.3
Massey 8.6 (#73) 2.5 (#130)
Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#78) 0.49 (#116)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.78 (#73) 0.55 (#124)
RPI 0.535 (#100) 0.525 (#120)
Shooting & Four Factors GCU UNLV
FG% 44.6% 47.0%
3PT% 30.4% 34.2%
REB / G 36.4 34.7
OREB / G 10.8 11.1
AST / TO 1.01 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 53.1%
TOV% 17.7% 16.8%
ORB% 32.2% 31.7%
FT Rate 29.3% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 52.9%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 17.8%
DRB% 73.3% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 27.5% 33.8%

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