The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Conference USA · Ocean Bank Convocation Center · March 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread FIU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money FIU -110 / MTSU -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total FIU win
Actual MTSU +6 140 Lost
Massey FIU -0.5 (-6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 158.5 (-18.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML FIU -0.8 (-6.8) 151.0 (-11.0) 52% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FIU -0.4 (-6.4) 150.9 (-10.9) 50% ✗
Baseline Plus ML FIU -0.5 (-6.5) 154.9 (-14.9) 51% ✗
Baseline ML FIU -0.3 (-6.3) 152.7 (-12.7) 48% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 5, 2026 FIU 88 – 84 MTSU
Mar 8, 2025 MTSU 78 – 56 FIU
Jan 3, 2025 MTSU 73 – 69 FIU
Feb 10, 2024 MTSU 68 – 66 FIU
Jan 27, 2024 MTSU 79 – 61 FIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FIU MTSU
Overall 15-17 17-15
Conference 8-12 11-9
Home 12-6 11-4
Away 3-10 5-8
Neutral 0-1 1-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.7 73.5
Avg Pts Against 79.1 74.6
Massey -2.1 (#198) 0.4 (#157)
Bradley-Terry -0.55 (#227) -0.13 (#173)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.53 (#215) -0.19 (#174)
RPI 0.488 (#213) 0.525 (#122)
Shooting & Four Factors FIU MTSU
FG% 44.6% 44.1%
3PT% 35.2% 33.3%
REB / G 35.6 35.7
OREB / G 12.0 10.8
AST / TO 1.08 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 51.6%
TOV% 17.5% 16.8%
ORB% 32.6% 30.5%
FT Rate 27.7% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.0% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 14.8%
DRB% 64.6% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 27.3%

Game Analysis

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