And of all my friends, you've been the best to me. / Soon will be the day when I repay you handsomely. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
Texas State Bobcats
77 81
FINAL Neutral Conference Sun Belt
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Sun Belt Conference · Pensacola Bay Center (Neutral) · March 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TXST -1.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money TXST -130 / USM +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total TXST win
Actual USM +4 158 Lost
Massey USM -1.7 (-2.3)
Massey Totals 142.3 (+15.7)
Bradley-Terry 52%
Weighted B-T 50%
Efficiency Plus ML USM -0.3 (-3.7) 140.4 (+17.6) 50%
Baseline Tuned ML USM -0.6 (-3.4) 139.4 (+18.6) 47%
Baseline ML USM -0.7 (-3.3) 140.3 (+17.7) 49%
Baseline Plus ML USM -1.3 (-2.7) 140.5 (+17.5) 45%

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 TXST 7467 USM
Jan 9, 2026 USM 8070 TXST
Jan 18, 2025 TXST 8582 USM
Jan 11, 2025 USM 9288 TXST
Mar 7, 2024 TXST 7559 USM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TXST USM
Overall 19-13 19-16
Conference 11-7 9-9
Home 16-1 10-3
Away 3-9 4-11
Neutral 0-3 5-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.9 73.9
Avg Pts Against 72.5 74.8
Massey -5.6 (#257) -3.9 (#228)
Bradley-Terry -0.16 (#179) -0.26 (#192)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.47 (#207) -0.49 (#209)
RPI 0.496 (#197) 0.501 (#186)
Shooting & Four Factors TXST USM
FG% 45.9% 44.7%
3PT% 32.2% 29.3%
REB / G 35.0 36.0
OREB / G 11.2 11.0
AST / TO 1.00 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 49.0%
TOV% 18.7% 18.6%
ORB% 33.8% 31.9%
FT Rate 25.8% 31.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 17.7%
DRB% 71.4% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 29.8%

Game Analysis

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