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UT Martin vs Western Illinois Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 01 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 21:30
Final 67-60
29-31 38-29
Position#72
Record9-4
FormWLWLW
Points / game76.3
Allowed / game66.2
vs
Position#366
Record4-9
FormLWWLL
Points / game68.2
Allowed / game75.2
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · UT Martin v Western Illinois
01 Jan 2026
UT M67
WEST60
08 Feb 2025
UT M81
WEST70
11 Jan 2024
UT M64
WEST73
20 Dec 2020
UT M63
WEST81
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UT Martin winWon
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Western Illinois winLost
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UT MartinUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Florida State
#167
L
73-87
73
87
-14
A19/11
NCAA
Prairie View A&M
#198
W
69-68
69
68
+1
A22/11
NCAA
Southern Miss
#174
L
60-70
60
70
-10
A23/11
NCAA
Brescia
#478
W
75-50
75
50
+25
H26/11
NCAA
Charleston Southern
#229
W
73-56
73
56
+17
H02/12
NCAA
Alabama State
#330
W
74-64
74
64
+10
H07/12
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#203
L
54-83
54
83
-29
A11/12
NCAA
Champion Christian Tigers
#678
W
96-52
96
52
+44
H14/12
NCAA
Tennessee State
#51
L
71-78
71
78
-7
A19/12
NCAA
Tennessee Tech
#270
W
86-62
86
62
+24
A20/12
NCAA
1H
2H
40-43
33-44
28-39
41-29
22-41
38-29
43-18
32-32
36-31
37-25
30-35
44-29
27-34
27-49
48-34
48-18
37-32
34-46
32-31
54-31
140.1Avg total
73.1Scored
67.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)76.366.2142.5+10.269%
Season at home (5)83.052.8135.8+30.2100%
Season away (8)72.174.5146.6-2.450%
Last 10 (10)73.167.0140.1+6.160%
Last 5 (5)76.267.8144.0+8.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)79.090.0169.0-11.00%
vs Similar (12)71.574.6146.1-3.133%
vs Weaker ◀ (17)75.566.2141.8+9.371%
This opponent (Western Illinois) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western IllinoisUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
California Baptist
#41
L
59-69
59
69
-10
A15/11
NCAA
Coe
#535
W
74-63
74
63
+11
H18/11
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#127
L
64-84
64
84
-20
H22/11
NCAA
North Dakota
#196
L
69-78
69
78
-9
H24/11
NCAA
St. Ambrose
#411
W
89-73
89
73
+16
H30/11
NCAA
Drake
#271
L
57-108
57
108
-51
A03/12
NCAA
Hannibal-LaGrange
#472
W
78-47
78
47
+31
H06/12
NCAA
North Dakota
#196
W
69-66 OT
69
66
+3
A13/12
NCAA
Lindenwood
#162
L
76-92
76
92
-16
A19/12
NCAA
Siu Edwardsville
#118
L
61-66
61
66
-5
H22/12
NCAA
1H
2H
28-32
31-37
34-36
40-27
36-44
28-40
35-29
34-49
34-26
55-47
28-54
29-54
32-22
46-25
32-28
28-32
28-42
48-50
28-24
33-42
144.2Avg total
69.6Scored
74.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)68.275.2143.4-6.931%
Season at home (6)72.568.5141.0+4.050%
Season away (7)64.680.9145.4-16.314%
Last 10 (10)69.674.6144.2-5.040%
Last 5 (5)68.275.8144.0-7.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)64.278.3142.6-14.16%
vs Similar (9)70.268.9139.1+1.356%
vs Weaker (1)74.063.0137.0+11.0100%
This opponent (UT Martin) is Stronger. 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

-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +0.5+0.51st half: -2.2-2.22nd half2nd half: +5.6+5.62nd half: -3.1-3.1
-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +0.5+0.51st half: -2.2-2.22nd half2nd half: +5.6+5.62nd half: -3.1-3.1
UT MartinWestern Illinois
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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UT MartinLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Florida State
#167
L
40-43
40
43
-3
A19/11
NCAA
Prairie View A&M
#198
L
28-39
28
39
-11
A22/11
NCAA
Southern Miss
#174
L
22-41
22
41
-19
A23/11
NCAA
Brescia
#478
W
43-18
43
18
+25
H26/11
NCAA
Charleston Southern
#229
W
36-31
36
31
+5
H02/12
NCAA
Alabama State
#330
L
30-35
30
35
-5
H07/12
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#203
L
27-34
27
34
-7
A11/12
NCAA
Champion Christian Tigers
#678
W
48-34
48
34
+14
H14/12
NCAA
Tennessee State
#51
W
37-32
37
32
+5
A19/12
NCAA
Tennessee Tech
#270
W
32-31
32
31
+1
A20/12
NCAA
68.1Avg total
34.3Scored
33.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.635.068.6-1.440%-
Last 30 at home (13)34.231.665.8+2.562%-
Last 30 away (17)33.237.670.8-4.424%-
Last 10 (10)34.333.868.1+0.550%-
Last 5 (5)34.833.268.0+1.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)33.046.079.0-13.00%-
vs Similar (12)33.336.970.2-3.633%-
vs Weaker ◀ (17)33.933.066.9+0.947%-
This opponent (Western Illinois) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western IllinoisLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
California Baptist
#41
L
28-32
28
32
-4
A15/11
NCAA
Coe
#535
L
34-36
34
36
-2
H18/11
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#127
L
36-44
36
44
-8
H22/11
NCAA
North Dakota
#196
W
35-29
35
29
+6
H24/11
NCAA
St. Ambrose
#411
W
34-26
34
26
+8
H30/11
NCAA
Drake
#271
L
28-54
28
54
-26
A03/12
NCAA
Hannibal-LaGrange
#472
W
32-22
32
22
+10
H06/12
NCAA
North Dakota
#196
W
32-28
32
28
+4
A13/12
NCAA
Lindenwood
#162
L
28-42
28
42
-14
A19/12
NCAA
Siu Edwardsville
#118
W
28-24
28
24
+4
H22/12
NCAA
65.2Avg total
31.5Scored
33.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.334.365.6-3.037%-
Last 30 at home (15)31.232.864.0-1.640%-
Last 30 away (15)31.435.867.2-4.433%-
Last 10 (10)31.533.765.2-2.250%-
Last 5 (5)29.634.063.6-4.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)30.236.766.9-6.422%-
vs Similar (9)32.831.764.4+1.156%-
vs Weaker (1)34.036.070.0-2.00%-
This opponent (UT Martin) is Stronger. 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
3
UT Martin wins
3
Western Illinois wins
UT Martinlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/12/25ATennessee Tech86-62
19/12/25ATennessee State71-78
14/12/25HChampion Christian Tigers96-52
11/12/25ASouthern Illinois54-83
07/12/25HAlabama State74-64
02/12/25HCharleston Southern73-56
26/11/25HBrescia75-50
23/11/25ASouthern Miss60-70
22/11/25APrairie View A&M69-68
19/11/25AFlorida State73-87
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/12/25HSiu Edwardsville61-66
19/12/25ALindenwood76-92
13/12/25ANorth Dakota69-66 OT
06/12/25HHannibal-LaGrange78-47
03/12/25ADrake57-108
30/11/25HSt. Ambrose89-73
24/11/25HNorth Dakota69-78
22/11/25HCoastal Carolina64-84
18/11/25HCoe74-63
15/11/25ACalifornia Baptist59-69

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UT Martin
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLW69%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWLLLW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1358
Win %69%100%50%
Points / game76.383.072.1
Allowed / game66.252.874.5
Point differential+10.2+30.2-2.4
Avg total142.5135.8146.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+54%100%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)-100% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Western Illinois
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLL31%
HomeLLWWL50%
AwayLLLWL14%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1367
Win %31%50%14%
Points / game68.272.564.6
Allowed / game75.268.580.9
Point differential-6.9+4.0-16.3
Avg total143.4141.0145.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+23%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)0% (1)50% (2)
Overtime %8%0%14%
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

Ohio Valley conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 UT Martin139469%76.366.2+10.2
2 Lindenwood138562%83.171.5+11.6
3 Siu Edwardsville138562%76.866.5+10.4
4 Tennessee State138562%80.276.1+4.2
5 Southeast Missouri State136746%79.176.8+2.2
6 Morehead State136746%78.378.0+0.3
7 Tennessee Tech146843%79.478.9+0.5
8 Eastern Illinois124833%66.274.7-8.4
9 Western Illinois134931%68.275.2-6.9
10 UALR134931%68.678.7-10.1
11 Southern Indiana123925%71.676.5-4.9
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
UT Martin293867
Western Illinois312960
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