We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Southern Conference · Freedom Hall (TN) · February 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ETSU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money ETSU -310 / SAM +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total ETSU win
Actual SAM +10 154 Lost
Massey ETSU -9.4 (-19.4) — —
Massey Totals — 148.0 (+6.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ETSU -8.9 (-18.9) 146.3 (+7.7) 79% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ETSU -6.8 (-16.8) 143.7 (+10.3) 75% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ETSU -8.0 (-18.0) 145.1 (+8.9) 79% ✗
Baseline ML ETSU -7.8 (-17.8) 146.9 (+7.1) 78% ✗

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 17, 2026 ETSU 76 – 75 SAM
Feb 8, 2025 ETSU 66 – 59 SAM
Jan 18, 2025 ETSU 65 – 60 SAM
Mar 11, 2024 SAM 76 – 69 ETSU
Feb 24, 2024 SAM 87 – 71 ETSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ETSU SAM
Overall 23-11 18-14
Conference 13-5 11-7
Home 13-4 11-3
Away 8-6 6-9
Neutral 2-1 1-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.8 77.8
Avg Pts Against 70.1 77.0
Massey 2.7 (#125) -3.7 (#223)
Bradley-Terry 0.17 (#151) -0.68 (#232)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.20 (#153) -0.87 (#233)
RPI 0.534 (#99) 0.479 (#225)
Shooting & Four Factors ETSU SAM
FG% 48.5% 44.1%
3PT% 34.6% 34.3%
REB / G 33.5 35.2
OREB / G 9.1 9.2
AST / TO 1.45 1.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 52.0%
TOV% 14.9% 13.0%
ORB% 29.0% 25.5%
FT Rate 27.2% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 13.0%
DRB% 73.2% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 24.9%

Game Analysis

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