The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Western Athletic Conference · America First Events Center · January 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -10.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money SUU +500 / GCU -600
Model Predictions
Spread Total SUU win
Actual GCU +21 171 Lost
Massey GCU -5.8 (-15.2) — —
Massey Totals — 158.2 (+12.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 3% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 1% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -8.4 (-12.6) 152.7 (+18.3) 23% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GCU -6.7 (-14.3) 152.8 (+18.2) 22% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GCU -6.9 (-14.1) 153.7 (+17.3) 19% ✓
Baseline ML GCU -7.1 (-13.9) 153.7 (+17.3) 20% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2025 GCU 74 – 59 SUU
Jan 5, 2025 GCU 82 – 71 SUU
Feb 11, 2024 GCU 94 – 65 SUU
Mar 12, 2023 GCU 84 – 66 SUU
Mar 2, 2023 GCU 83 – 78 SUU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SUU GCU
Overall 10-21 30-5
Conference 5-15 17-3
Home 6-8 16-0
Away 3-13 8-3
Neutral 1-0 5-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.2 77.8
Avg Pts Against 77.8 66.8
Massey -1.7 (#195) 8.5 (#62)
Bradley-Terry -1.20 (#279) 3.31 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.18 (#264) 4.22 (#11)
RPI 0.429 (#289) 0.620 (#21)
Shooting & Four Factors SUU GCU
FG% 42.3% 46.7%
3PT% 29.4% 33.5%
REB / G 33.0 38.9
OREB / G 11.4 12.6
AST / TO 1.04 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 52.8%
TOV% 14.6% 18.5%
ORB% 29.4% 37.9%
FT Rate 24.0% 35.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.2% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 19.4%
DRB% 66.9% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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