Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Ohio Valley Conference · Western Hall · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -10.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money WIU +425 / UTM -575
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIU win
Actual UTM +40 128 Lost
Massey UTM -11.1 (-28.9) — —
Massey Totals — 131.9 (-3.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 4% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 2% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -9.8 (-30.2) 130.7 (-2.7) 16% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -9.2 (-30.8) 129.8 (-1.8) 16% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -10.3 (-29.7) 130.9 (-2.9) 15% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -9.9 (-30.1) 130.4 (-2.4) 16% ✓

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 1, 2026 UTM 67 – 60 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 WIU UTM
Overall 5-26 22-11
Conference 1-19 13-7
Home 4-11 12-3
Away 1-15 8-6
Neutral 0-0 2-2
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 63.2 67.8
Avg Pts Against 78.5 64.7
Massey -16.4 (#353) -2.2 (#197)
Bradley-Terry -3.57 (#360) 0.31 (#138)
W. Bradley-Terry -4.65 (#360) -0.14 (#176)
RPI 0.356 (#360) 0.512 (#145)
Shooting & Four Factors WIU UTM
FG% 39.2% 43.0%
3PT% 29.4% 31.8%
REB / G 32.5 38.5
OREB / G 10.9 12.6
AST / TO 0.63 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.7% 50.3%
TOV% 17.5% 22.2%
ORB% 29.6% 36.8%
FT Rate 26.1% 29.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.5% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 18.1%
DRB% 66.5% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 27.3% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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