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UCF Knights
76 – 72
FINAL Conference
Utah Utes
Big 12 Conference · Addition Financial Arena · February 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UCF -3.5 Home covered
O/U 160.5 Under
Money UCF -170 / UTAH +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCF win
Actual UCF +4 148 Won
Massey UCF -0.7 (+3.3) — —
Massey Totals — 161.5 (-13.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCF -0.7 (+3.3) 156.0 (-8.0) 60% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCF -1.8 (+2.2) 154.9 (-6.9) 59% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCF -1.8 (+2.2) 154.5 (-6.5) 56% ✓
Baseline ML UCF -0.5 (+3.5) 155.2 (-7.2) 60% ✓

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 22, 2026 UCF 73 – 71 UTAH
Mar 12, 2025 UCF 87 – 72 UTAH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCF UTAH
Overall 20-17 16-17
Conference 7-13 8-12
Home 13-5 15-4
Away 2-8 1-9
Neutral 5-4 0-4
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 79.8 75.5
Avg Pts Against 80.4 72.6
Massey 6.7 (#84) 9.2 (#63)
Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#76) 1.44 (#70)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.49 (#78) 1.72 (#73)
RPI 0.543 (#99) 0.525 (#128)
Shooting & Four Factors UCF UTAH
FG% 42.1% 45.2%
3PT% 33.8% 33.2%
REB / G 36.2 39.7
OREB / G 12.2 12.2
AST / TO 1.15 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 52.4%
TOV% 16.7% 17.8%
ORB% 31.9% 33.9%
FT Rate 28.2% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 16.1%
DRB% 65.8% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 22.7%

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