I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk, I want my funk uncut. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" - Parliament
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -13.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money UTM -1200 / WIU +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +7 127 Won
Massey UTM -19.0 (-12.0) — —
Massey Totals — 136.5 (-9.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -16.2 (-9.2) 137.5 (-10.5) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -14.7 (-7.7) 135.8 (-8.8) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -14.6 (-7.6) 135.8 (-8.8) 89% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -16.3 (-9.3) 137.1 (-10.1) 89% ✓

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 31, 2026 UTM 84 – 44 WIU
Feb 8, 2025 UTM 81 – 70 WIU
Jan 10, 2025 UTM 85 – 83 WIU
Feb 10, 2024 UTM 62 – 59 WIU
Jan 12, 2024 WIU 73 – 64 UTM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM WIU
Overall 22-11 5-26
Conference 13-7 1-19
Home 12-3 4-11
Away 8-6 1-15
Neutral 2-2 0-0
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 67.8 63.2
Avg Pts Against 64.7 78.5
Massey 0.5 (#164) -14.6 (#345)
Bradley-Terry 0.35 (#143) -2.77 (#342)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.13 (#162) -4.00 (#346)
RPI 0.503 (#166) 0.374 (#350)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM WIU
FG% 43.8% 40.6%
3PT% 32.8% 29.6%
REB / G 36.8 31.8
OREB / G 11.8 10.4
AST / TO 0.92 0.56
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 44.9%
TOV% 21.8% 18.3%
ORB% 33.6% 29.1%
FT Rate 29.8% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 54.8%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 16.0%
DRB% 70.2% 66.5%
Opp FT Rate 28.2% 28.5%

Game Analysis

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