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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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USM -1.5 (-2.5) 140.9 (+17.1) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USM -0.5 (-3.5) 140.5 (+17.5) 45% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USM -1.2 (-2.8) 139.4 (+18.6) 43% ✓
Baseline ML USM -1.4 (-2.6) 140.6 (+17.4) 44% ✓

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 74 – 67 USM
Jan 9, 2026 USM 80 – 70 TXST
Jan 18, 2025 TXST 85 – 82 USM
Jan 11, 2025 USM 92 – 88 TXST
Mar 7, 2024 TXST 75 – 59 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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