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Southern Utah Thunderbirds
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Grand Canyon Lopes
Western Athletic Conference · Orleans Arena (Neutral) · March 12, 2023
Betting Lines
O/U 148.0 Over
Money SUU -110 / GCU -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total SUU win
Actual GCU +18 150 Lost
Massey SUU -0.9 (-18.9) — —
Massey Totals — 154.4 (-4.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 49% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -0.1 (-17.9) 151.1 (-1.1) 49% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SUU -0.1 (-18.1) 150.0 (+0.0) 51% ✗
Baseline Plus ML GCU -0.3 (-17.7) 151.9 (-1.9) 49% ✓
Baseline ML GCU -0.1 (-17.9) 151.2 (-1.2) 48% ✓

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 2, 2023 GCU 83 – 78 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 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.1 72.2
Avg Pts Against 77.1 69.1
Massey 4.5 (#103) 3.7 (#115)
Bradley-Terry 0.96 (#96) 0.88 (#102)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#107) 1.01 (#102)
RPI 0.548 (#79) 0.541 (#93)
Shooting & Four Factors SUU GCU
FG% 45.5% 44.9%
3PT% 34.7% 36.7%
REB / G 36.3 35.5
OREB / G 9.9 10.1
AST / TO 0.82 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 52.5%
TOV% 18.8% 18.5%
ORB% 28.3% 30.7%
FT Rate 30.6% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 15.2%
DRB% 74.6% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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