We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Western Athletic Conference · America First Events Center · March 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SUU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money SUU -213 / GCU +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total SUU win
Actual GCU +5 161 Lost
Massey SUU -5.5 (-10.5) — —
Massey Totals — 153.1 (+7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SUU -5.0 (-10.0) 151.6 (+9.4) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SUU -3.5 (-8.5) 149.7 (+11.3) 65% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SUU -4.3 (-9.3) 151.3 (+9.7) 67% ✗
Baseline ML SUU -5.2 (-10.2) 152.6 (+8.4) 67% ✗

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
Jan 5, 2024 GCU 96 – 75 SUU
Mar 12, 2023 GCU 84 – 66 SUU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SUU GCU
Overall 24-13 24-12
Conference 12-6 11-7
Home 13-2 14-4
Away 5-8 6-5
Neutral 6-3 5-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.1 72.2
Avg Pts Against 77.1 69.1
Massey 4.6 (#99) 2.6 (#129)
Bradley-Terry 0.88 (#94) 0.44 (#134)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#102) 0.58 (#128)
RPI 0.547 (#90) 0.518 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors SUU GCU
FG% 45.2% 43.6%
3PT% 35.2% 35.7%
REB / G 36.9 36.3
OREB / G 10.0 11.0
AST / TO 0.76 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 50.8%
TOV% 19.6% 19.1%
ORB% 28.5% 32.4%
FT Rate 31.2% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 15.9%
DRB% 74.1% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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