And I'm so pilled up that I rattle. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
Samford Bulldogs
84 – 76
FINAL Samford Thanksgiving Invitational
Utah Valley Wolverines
Pete Hanna Center · November 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -4.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money SAM -200 / UVU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual SAM +8 160 Won
Massey SAM -3.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 178.6 (-18.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -4.7 (+3.3) 153.9 (+6.1) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -3.7 (+4.3) 158.1 (+1.9) 63% ✓
Baseline ML SAM -3.4 (+4.6) 162.0 (-2.0) 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAM -3.4 (+4.6) 161.0 (-1.0) 66% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 26, 2025 UVU 89 – 45 SAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM UVU
Overall 22-11 25-9
Conference 12-6 15-1
Home 13-3 12-0
Away 9-7 10-7
Neutral 0-1 3-2
Last 5 3-2 3-1
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 81.5 74.2
Avg Pts Against 76.8 68.9
Massey 2.6 (#129) 4.8 (#99)
Bradley-Terry 0.65 (#131) 1.46 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#161) 0.73 (#136)
RPI 0.506 (#168) 0.533 (#124)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM UVU
FG% 48.2% 47.5%
3PT% 37.1% 33.3%
REB / G 36.4 40.5
OREB / G 13.4 11.8
AST / TO 1.27 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.1% 52.2%
TOV% 18.8% 19.5%
ORB% 35.3% 35.1%
FT Rate 23.8% 36.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.5% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 15.6%
DRB% 61.8% 78.2%
Opp FT Rate 29.8% 34.7%

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