Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Northern Colorado Bears
86 – 82
FINAL Big Sky-Summit Challenge
Denver Pioneers
Bank of Colorado Arena · January 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UNCO -3.5 Home covered
O/U 167.5 Over
Money UNCO -163 / DEN +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCO win
Actual UNCO +4 168 Won
Massey DEN -0.8 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 179.4 (-11.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNCO -1.1 (+2.9) 162.6 (+5.4) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNCO -1.0 (+3.0) 165.9 (+2.1) 55% ✓
Baseline ML UNCO -0.5 (+3.5) 166.0 (+2.0) 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNCO -0.2 (+3.8) 165.3 (+2.7) 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

Dec 20, 2025 DEN 86 – 79 UNCO
Dec 21, 2024 UNCO 82 – 75 DEN
Dec 17, 2020 UNCO 83 – 75 DEN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCO DEN
Overall 19-14 17-17
Conference 12-6 6-10
Home 11-3 10-4
Away 7-8 4-11
Neutral 1-3 3-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.0 79.5
Avg Pts Against 78.2 82.1
Massey -2.6 (#221) 2.3 (#131)
Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#165) -0.10 (#188)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#171) -0.08 (#183)
RPI 0.515 (#150) 0.482 (#210)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCO DEN
FG% 47.3% 44.8%
3PT% 34.7% 37.1%
REB / G 33.5 38.4
OREB / G 7.8 12.0
AST / TO 1.06 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 51.4%
TOV% 17.3% 13.3%
ORB% 23.1% 31.9%
FT Rate 22.6% 30.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 12.8%
DRB% 75.5% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 20.6%

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