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UCF Knights vs Utah Utes Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 23 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 21:00
Final 76-72
30-29 46-43
Position#200
Record13-13
FormLLLLL
Points / game79.0
Allowed / game80.6
UCF Knights 🏆
USA
vs
Utah Utes
USA
Position#206
Record15-11
FormWLLWW
Points / game75.3
Allowed / game70.6
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · UCF Knights v Utah Utes
02 Jan 2027
UCF v UTAH
upcoming
23 Feb 2025
UCF 76
UTAH72
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UCF Knights winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Utah Utes winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UCF KnightsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Houston
#9
L
68-69
68
69
-1
H18/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#50
L
83-108
83
108
-25
A22/01
NCAA
TCU
#210
W
85-58
85
58
+27
H25/01
NCAA
Kansas
#114
L
87-91
87
91
-4
A29/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
L
75-81
75
81
-6
H01/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
L
83-93
83
93
-10
H06/02
NCAA
Baylor
#149
L
76-91
76
91
-15
A08/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#50
L
65-77
65
77
-12
H12/02
NCAA
Colorado
#278
L
63-76
63
76
-13
A15/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
L
95-104
95
104
-9
A20/02
NCAA
1H
2H
38-30
30-39
36-54
47-54
37-23
48-35
43-41
44-50
40-38
35-43
36-40
47-53
36-45
40-46
30-32
35-45
36-38
27-38
40-53
55-51
162.8Avg total
78.0Scored
84.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)79.080.6159.6-1.650%
Season at home (17)75.673.9149.5+1.865%
Season away (9)85.393.2178.6-7.922%
Last 10 (10)78.084.8162.8-6.810%
Last 5 (5)76.488.2164.6-11.80%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (16)76.184.5160.6-8.431%
vs Similar ◀ (11)83.877.8161.6+6.073%
vs Weaker (2)71.556.5128.0+15.0100%
This opponent (Utah Utes) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Utah UtesUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Brigham Young
#48
W
73-72 OT
73
72
+1
H19/01
NCAA
Houston
#9
L
36-70
36
70
-34
A22/01
NCAA
Baylor
#149
L
61-76
61
76
-15
H25/01
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
W
69-66
69
66
+3
H29/01
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
L
72-81
72
81
-9
A01/02
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
72-59
72
59
+13
H06/02
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
L
61-72
61
72
-11
A08/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
L
75-85
75
85
-10
A12/02
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
74-67
74
67
+7
H16/02
NCAA
Kansas State
#216
W
74-69
74
69
+5
H18/02
NCAA
1H
2H
27-30
37-34
17-41
19-29
31-38
30-38
40-34
29-32
33-41
39-40
32-20
40-39
27-36
34-36
36-42
39-43
39-37
35-30
32-32
42-37
138.4Avg total
66.7Scored
71.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)75.370.6145.8+4.758%
Season at home (17)80.266.2146.5+14.082%
Season away (9)65.978.8144.7-12.911%
Last 10 (10)66.771.7138.4-5.050%
Last 5 (5)71.270.4141.6+0.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)59.277.8137.0-18.620%
vs Similar ◀ (12)74.876.4151.2-1.642%
vs Weaker (12)84.863.8148.6+21.192%
This opponent (UCF Knights) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -2.2-2.21st half: -3.7-3.72nd half2nd half: -4.6-4.62nd half: -1.4-1.4
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -2.2-2.21st half: -3.7-3.72nd half2nd half: -4.6-4.62nd half: -1.4-1.4
UCF KnightsUtah Utes
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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UCF KnightsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Houston
#9
W
38-30
38
30
+8
H18/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#50
L
36-54
36
54
-18
A22/01
NCAA
TCU
#210
W
37-23
37
23
+14
H25/01
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
43-41
43
41
+2
A29/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
W
40-38
40
38
+2
H01/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
L
36-40
36
40
-4
H06/02
NCAA
Baylor
#149
L
36-45
36
45
-9
A08/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#50
L
30-32
30
32
-2
H12/02
NCAA
Colorado
#278
L
36-38
36
38
-2
A15/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
L
40-53
40
53
-13
A20/02
NCAA
76.6Avg total
37.2Scored
39.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.937.775.5+0.253%-
Last 30 at home (19)36.534.671.1+1.863%-
Last 30 away (11)40.342.983.2-2.636%-
Last 10 (10)37.239.476.6-2.240%-
Last 5 (5)35.641.677.2-6.00%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (16)37.140.177.2-2.944%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)40.335.375.5+5.064%-
vs Weaker (2)32.026.058.0+6.0100%-
This opponent (Utah Utes) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Utah UtesLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Brigham Young
#48
L
27-30
27
30
-3
H19/01
NCAA
Houston
#9
L
17-41
17
41
-24
A22/01
NCAA
Baylor
#149
L
31-38
31
38
-7
H25/01
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
W
40-34
40
34
+6
H29/01
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
L
33-41
33
41
-8
A01/02
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
32-20
32
20
+12
H06/02
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
L
27-36
27
36
-9
A08/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
L
36-42
36
42
-6
A12/02
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
39-37
39
37
+2
H16/02
NCAA
Kansas State
#216
D
32-32
32
32
+0
H18/02
NCAA
66.5Avg total
31.4Scored
35.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.533.570.0+3.060%-
Last 30 at home (20)39.431.871.1+7.675%-
Last 30 away (10)30.836.967.7-6.130%-
Last 10 (10)31.435.166.5-3.730%-
Last 5 (5)33.233.466.6-0.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)25.439.064.4-13.60%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)35.535.571.0+0.050%-
vs Weaker (12)41.328.669.9+12.892%-
This opponent (UCF Knights) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
UCF Knights wins
0
Utah Utes wins
No previous meetings.
UCF Knightslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/02/25AOklahoma State95-104
15/02/25AColorado63-76
12/02/25HIowa State65-77
08/02/25ABaylor76-91
06/02/25HCincinnati83-93
01/02/25HBrigham Young75-81
29/01/25AKansas87-91
25/01/25HTCU85-58
22/01/25AIowa State83-108
18/01/25HHouston68-69
Utah Uteslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
18/02/25HKansas State74-69
16/02/25HKansas74-67
12/02/25ACincinnati75-85
08/02/25AWest Virginia61-72
06/02/25HColorado72-59
01/02/25AOklahoma State72-81
29/01/25HCincinnati69-66
25/01/25HBaylor61-76
22/01/25AHouston36-70
19/01/25HBrigham Young73-72 OT

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UCF Knights
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 1 Wins / 9 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL50%
HomeLWLLL65%
AwayLLLLL22%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games26179
Win %50%65%22%
Points / game79.075.685.3
Allowed / game80.673.993.2
Point differential-1.6+1.8-7.9
Avg total159.6149.5178.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+23%35%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)67% (3)50% (2)
Overtime %4%0%11%
Utah Utes
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWW58%
HomeLWWWW82%
AwayWLLLL11%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games26179
Win %58%82%11%
Points / game75.380.265.9
Allowed / game70.666.278.8
Point differential+4.7+14.0-12.9
Avg total145.8146.5144.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+35%53%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)100% (3)0% (1)
Overtime %4%6%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Houston2723485%75.157.7+17.4
2 Texas Tech2721678%81.466.5+14.9
3 Iowa State2721678%80.567.0+13.6
4 Brigham Young2719870%80.869.5+11.3
5 Arizona2718967%81.670.4+11.1
6 Kansas2718967%76.167.4+8.6
7 Baylor27161159%78.570.3+8.2
8 Cincinnati27161159%71.764.9+6.8
9 West Virginia27161159%68.564.5+4.0
10 Utah Utes26151158%75.370.6+4.7
11 TCU27151256%68.068.2-0.2
12 Kansas State26131350%73.270.7+2.6
13 UCF Knights26131350%79.080.6-1.6
14 Oklahoma State27131448%73.076.7-3.7
15 Arizona State26121446%74.074.4-0.4
16 Colorado27111641%70.472.0-1.5
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
UCF Knights304676
Utah Utes294372
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