He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 12, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -6.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money UTM -225 / WIU +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual WIU +9 137 Lost
Massey UTM -6.3 (-15.3) — —
Massey Totals — 156.8 (-19.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTM -3.2 (-12.2) 148.9 (-11.9) 45% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -2.2 (-11.2) 151.9 (-14.9) 44% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -2.6 (-11.6) 149.3 (-12.3) 62% ✗
Baseline ML UTM -3.2 (-12.2) 151.0 (-14.0) 42% ✓

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 31, 2026 UTM 84 – 44 WIU
Jan 1, 2026 UTM 67 – 60 WIU
Feb 8, 2025 UTM 81 – 70 WIU
Jan 10, 2025 UTM 85 – 83 WIU
Feb 10, 2024 UTM 62 – 59 WIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM WIU
Overall 21-11 21-12
Conference 14-4 13-5
Home 12-2 10-5
Away 9-7 10-6
Neutral 0-2 1-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.5 66.0
Avg Pts Against 77.9 67.4
Massey -3.0 (#229) -5.3 (#263)
Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#232) -0.37 (#208)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.83 (#238) -0.35 (#205)
RPI 0.470 (#227) 0.475 (#221)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM WIU
FG% 43.7% 41.2%
3PT% 37.4% 31.1%
REB / G 40.9 40.8
OREB / G 10.2 14.3
AST / TO 1.07 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 45.8%
TOV% 15.9% 21.4%
ORB% 26.1% 37.6%
FT Rate 19.8% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 13.3% 14.1%
DRB% 73.6% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 18.6%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.