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Troy Trojans
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FINAL Neutral Conference Sun Belt
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Sun Belt Conference · Pensacola Bay Center (Neutral) · March 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TROY -5.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money TROY -258 / USM +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total TROY win
Actual TROY +8 148 Won
Massey TROY -4.0 (+4.0)
Massey Totals 150.7 (-2.7)
Bradley-Terry 64%
Weighted B-T 62%
Efficiency Plus ML TROY -5.2 (+2.8) 144.2 (+3.8) 72%
Baseline Tuned ML TROY -3.3 (+4.7) 142.6 (+5.4) 63%
Baseline ML TROY -3.4 (+4.6) 144.1 (+3.9) 65%
Baseline Plus ML TROY -2.7 (+5.3) 144.2 (+3.8) 64%

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 15, 2026 USM 6965 TROY
Jan 15, 2026 TROY 9165 USM
Mar 1, 2025 TROY 7058 USM
Jan 27, 2025 TROY 7061 USM
Jan 20, 2024 USM 6463 TROY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TROY USM
Overall 22-12 19-16
Conference 12-6 9-9
Home 10-3 10-3
Away 9-7 4-11
Neutral 3-2 5-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.3 73.9
Avg Pts Against 74.5 74.8
Massey 0.5 (#157) -3.5 (#221)
Bradley-Terry 0.47 (#123) -0.12 (#172)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#152) -0.34 (#193)
RPI 0.548 (#80) 0.508 (#163)
Shooting & Four Factors TROY USM
FG% 43.9% 45.1%
3PT% 33.6% 29.6%
REB / G 37.6 35.9
OREB / G 12.5 11.0
AST / TO 1.31 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 49.3%
TOV% 16.6% 18.4%
ORB% 34.3% 32.1%
FT Rate 25.9% 32.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 17.6%
DRB% 68.4% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 30.1%

Game Analysis

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