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Western Athletic Conference · UCCU Center · March 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UVU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money UVU -120 / UTA +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVU win
Actual UTA +13 143 Lost
Massey UVU -1.8 (-14.8) — —
Massey Totals — 141.6 (+1.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UVU -1.3 (-14.3) 138.8 (+4.2) 55% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVU -2.2 (-15.2) 140.1 (+2.9) 58% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UVU -1.1 (-14.1) 139.8 (+3.2) 50% ✗
Baseline ML UVU -1.3 (-14.3) 141.5 (+1.5) 49% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2026 UVU 67 – 65 UTA
Feb 21, 2026 UVU 66 – 54 UTA
Feb 7, 2026 UVU 81 – 60 UTA
Jan 17, 2026 UVU 86 – 74 UTA
Feb 7, 2025 UVU 94 – 73 UTA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVU UTA
Overall 16-16 20-14
Conference 11-9 13-7
Home 10-4 12-3
Away 5-10 5-10
Neutral 1-2 3-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.7 76.4
Avg Pts Against 69.0 74.7
Massey -0.2 (#169) 1.3 (#148)
Bradley-Terry 0.01 (#165) 0.22 (#151)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#162) 0.51 (#137)
RPI 0.513 (#148) 0.516 (#145)
Shooting & Four Factors UVU UTA
FG% 43.1% 43.3%
3PT% 28.8% 34.6%
REB / G 35.8 36.6
OREB / G 10.0 11.5
AST / TO 1.16 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 50.6%
TOV% 18.4% 21.6%
ORB% 27.8% 32.7%
FT Rate 24.5% 29.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 18.9%
DRB% 72.5% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 30.1%

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