I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
Sun Belt Conference · Trojan Arena · January 13, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TROY -4.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money TROY -175 / USM +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total TROY win
Actual TROY +26 138 Won
Massey TROY -7.2 (+18.8) — —
Massey Totals — 150.1 (-12.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TROY -5.3 (+20.7) 149.4 (-11.4) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TROY -5.0 (+21.0) 147.2 (-9.2) 73% ✓
Baseline ML TROY -5.0 (+21.0) 147.4 (-9.4) 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TROY -4.6 (+21.4) 149.4 (-11.4) 73% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 8, 2026 TROY 78 – 70 USM
Feb 15, 2026 USM 69 – 65 TROY
Jan 15, 2026 TROY 91 – 65 USM
Mar 1, 2025 TROY 70 – 58 USM
Jan 27, 2025 TROY 70 – 61 USM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TROY USM
Overall 20-12 16-16
Conference 13-5 9-9
Home 15-2 11-3
Away 5-9 5-9
Neutral 0-1 0-4
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 77.0 69.9
Avg Pts Against 72.6 72.9
Massey -0.6 (#179) -3.7 (#239)
Bradley-Terry -0.33 (#208) 0.23 (#158)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.10 (#186) -0.11 (#189)
RPI 0.491 (#193) 0.507 (#159)
Shooting & Four Factors TROY USM
FG% 41.7% 42.5%
3PT% 35.4% 34.4%
REB / G 38.2 35.1
OREB / G 13.2 10.8
AST / TO 0.88 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 48.1%
TOV% 20.7% 17.0%
ORB% 34.7% 29.5%
FT Rate 30.1% 27.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 52.4%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 19.1%
DRB% 69.7% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.4% 21.7%

Game Analysis

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