The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
American Conference · Yuengling Center · February 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USF -4.5 Home covered
O/U 170.5 Under
Money USF -218 / TLSA +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total USF win
Actual USF +6 154 Won
Massey USF -1.2 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 177.8 (-23.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USF -1.4 (+4.6) 163.5 (-9.5) 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USF -2.6 (+3.4) 164.8 (-10.8) 64% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USF -1.1 (+4.9) 164.6 (-10.6) 58% ✓
Baseline ML USF -1.8 (+4.2) 164.4 (-10.4) 58% ✓

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 10, 2026 USF 93 – 78 TLSA
Jan 18, 2025 USF 63 – 56 TLSA
Mar 9, 2024 TLSA 76 – 70 USF
Feb 15, 2024 USF 69 – 50 TLSA
Mar 2, 2023 USF 72 – 56 TLSA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USF TLSA
Overall 25-9 30-8
Conference 15-3 13-5
Home 13-2 16-2
Away 9-3 8-4
Neutral 3-4 6-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 86.8 83.9
Avg Pts Against 76.5 74.5
Massey 9.5 (#61) 11.4 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#84) 1.86 (#54)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.85 (#70) 2.21 (#60)
RPI 0.562 (#65) 0.597 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors USF TLSA
FG% 44.4% 49.1%
3PT% 33.6% 40.3%
REB / G 42.5 35.9
OREB / G 15.6 10.2
AST / TO 1.47 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 57.9%
TOV% 15.6% 15.3%
ORB% 38.2% 32.4%
FT Rate 31.8% 35.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 15.9%
DRB% 68.2% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 29.2% 23.1%

Game Analysis

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