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UAB Blazers
81 – 69
FINAL Conference
Tulane Green Wave
American Conference · Bartow Arena · January 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UAB -8.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money UAB -400 / TULN +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total UAB win
Actual UAB +12 150 Won
Massey UAB -4.2 (+7.8) — —
Massey Totals — 158.9 (-8.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UAB -2.4 (+9.6) 155.0 (-5.0) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UAB -4.5 (+7.5) 153.1 (-3.1) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UAB -2.3 (+9.7) 152.9 (-2.9) 62% ✓
Baseline ML UAB -2.8 (+9.2) 153.2 (-3.2) 62% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 15, 2026 TULN 55 – 54 UAB
Jan 15, 2026 UAB 82 – 69 TULN
Mar 9, 2025 TULN 85 – 68 UAB
Feb 25, 2024 UAB 78 – 67 TULN
Jan 18, 2024 UAB 83 – 69 TULN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UAB TULN
Overall 24-13 19-15
Conference 13-5 12-6
Home 14-4 14-3
Away 7-6 4-7
Neutral 3-3 1-5
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 81.4 73.7
Avg Pts Against 76.6 71.7
Massey 1.1 (#144) 0.9 (#148)
Bradley-Terry -1.24 (#283) -1.10 (#271)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.36 (#266) -1.00 (#243)
RPI 0.427 (#305) 0.428 (#302)
Shooting & Four Factors UAB TULN
FG% 46.0% 43.4%
3PT% 33.0% 33.2%
REB / G 40.9 36.2
OREB / G 14.7 9.8
AST / TO 1.44 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 50.3%
TOV% 15.0% 16.0%
ORB% 38.4% 27.4%
FT Rate 24.3% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 18.8%
DRB% 71.3% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 27.4%

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