I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Sun Belt Conference · Strahan Arena at the University Events Center · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread APP -1.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money TXST -105 / APP -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total TXST win
Actual TXST +3 117 Won
Massey APP -1.5 (+4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 131.6 (-14.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TXST -0.4 (+2.6) 137.2 (-20.2) 52% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ APP -0.1 (+3.1) 137.3 (-20.3) 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML APP -0.5 (+3.5) 136.5 (-19.5) 50% ✓
Baseline ML APP -0.6 (+3.6) 136.8 (-19.8) 51% ✓

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 4, 2025 APP 72 – 61 TXST
Feb 8, 2024 TXST 63 – 56 APP
Feb 16, 2023 APP 82 – 75 TXST
Feb 3, 2022 TXST 68 – 66 APP
Mar 7, 2021 APP 76 – 73 TXST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TXST APP
Overall 19-13 19-13
Conference 11-7 11-7
Home 16-1 11-4
Away 3-9 7-7
Neutral 0-3 1-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.9 69.3
Avg Pts Against 72.5 67.4
Massey -5.9 (#261) -1.4 (#190)
Bradley-Terry -0.25 (#196) 0.02 (#162)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.56 (#214) -0.14 (#173)
RPI 0.487 (#216) 0.506 (#174)
Shooting & Four Factors TXST APP
FG% 45.9% 43.3%
3PT% 32.2% 31.1%
REB / G 35.2 37.4
OREB / G 11.4 11.0
AST / TO 1.00 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 50.4%
TOV% 18.9% 15.1%
ORB% 34.2% 31.4%
FT Rate 26.0% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 13.9%
DRB% 72.3% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 27.2% 21.9%

Game Analysis

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