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Sun Belt Conference · Mitchell Center · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UL -1.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money USA +100 / UL +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total USA win
Actual UL +9 167 Lost
Massey UL -2.0 (-7.0) — —
Massey Totals — 148.8 (+18.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 57% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UL -2.0 (-7.0) 149.4 (+17.6) 40% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UL -1.4 (-7.6) 149.0 (+18.0) 46% ✓
Baseline ML UL -2.0 (-7.0) 149.5 (+17.5) 45% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UL -1.6 (-7.4) 150.7 (+16.3) 46% ✓

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 UL 59 – 56 USA
Dec 31, 2025 USA 63 – 58 UL
Mar 1, 2025 USA 65 – 42 UL
Feb 2, 2025 USA 62 – 58 UL
Feb 4, 2024 UL 80 – 60 USA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USA UL
Overall 16-16 19-14
Conference 8-10 10-8
Home 11-6 11-3
Away 5-9 5-9
Neutral 0-1 3-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.4 74.8
Avg Pts Against 75.9 72.7
Massey -3.9 (#237) 1.9 (#137)
Bradley-Terry -0.02 (#177) 0.16 (#162)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.16 (#190) 0.32 (#149)
RPI 0.495 (#185) 0.515 (#142)
Shooting & Four Factors USA UL
FG% 44.1% 46.0%
3PT% 32.1% 35.0%
REB / G 34.5 31.6
OREB / G 8.6 10.2
AST / TO 0.91 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 52.4%
TOV% 16.0% 17.1%
ORB% 23.9% 29.4%
FT Rate 21.2% 19.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 21.5%
DRB% 70.2% 64.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 30.6%

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