We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
UCF Knights
82 – 71
FINAL Conference
TCU Horned Frogs
Big 12 Conference · Addition Financial Arena · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TCU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money UCF -105 / TCU -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCF win
Actual UCF +11 153 Won
Massey UCF -1.3 (+9.7) — —
Massey Totals — 156.9 (-3.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCF -2.1 (+8.9) 152.3 (+0.7) 60% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCF -2.4 (+8.6) 149.1 (+3.9) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCF -3.0 (+8.0) 149.1 (+3.9) 64% ✓
Baseline ML UCF -2.3 (+8.7) 149.7 (+3.3) 66% ✓

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 1, 2025 TCU 89 – 78 UCF
Jan 25, 2025 UCF 85 – 58 TCU
Mar 9, 2024 UCF 79 – 77 TCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCF TCU
Overall 21-12 23-12
Conference 9-9 11-7
Home 14-5 14-5
Away 5-5 5-5
Neutral 2-2 4-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 80.7 77.4
Avg Pts Against 78.4 72.1
Massey 10.3 (#54) 12.0 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 2.65 (#31) 2.30 (#40)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.25 (#35) 3.16 (#38)
RPI 0.603 (#32) 0.551 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors UCF TCU
FG% 47.1% 45.4%
3PT% 37.1% 33.8%
REB / G 37.3 35.8
OREB / G 12.6 11.7
AST / TO 1.39 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 51.7%
TOV% 16.2% 15.9%
ORB% 35.8% 33.1%
FT Rate 22.7% 27.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 19.5%
DRB% 72.5% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.2% 21.5%

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