The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Liberty Flames
82 66
FINAL Conference
Sam Houston Bearkats
Conference USA · Liberty Arena (VA) · January 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -9.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money LIB -600 / SHSU +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIB win
Actual LIB +16 148 Won
Massey LIB -10.9 (+5.1)
Massey Totals 142.2 (+5.8)
Bradley-Terry 79%
Weighted B-T 88%
Efficiency Plus ML LIB -9.4 (+6.6) 140.0 (+8.0) 81%
Baseline Tuned ML LIB -8.7 (+7.3) 141.7 (+6.3) 82%
Baseline ML LIB -9.1 (+6.9) 141.8 (+6.2) 82%
Baseline Plus ML LIB -9.5 (+6.5) 142.1 (+5.9) 80%

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 7, 2026 LIB 7972 SHSU
Jan 10, 2026 LIB 8274 SHSU
Feb 8, 2025 LIB 6461 SHSU
Jan 10, 2025 LIB 7668 SHSU
Feb 18, 2024 SHSU 8373 LIB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIB SHSU
Overall 18-14 21-12
Conference 7-9 13-3
Home 12-3 12-2
Away 2-8 7-9
Neutral 4-3 2-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.4 71.3
Avg Pts Against 68.3 69.9
Massey 4.6 (#108) -2.6 (#210)
Bradley-Terry 0.69 (#120) 0.06 (#170)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.07 (#107) -0.12 (#181)
RPI 0.527 (#127) 0.514 (#146)
Shooting & Four Factors LIB SHSU
FG% 44.9% 40.2%
3PT% 34.7% 32.4%
REB / G 34.1 36.1
OREB / G 10.0 11.4
AST / TO 1.60 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 45.9%
TOV% 15.1% 18.1%
ORB% 28.2% 29.5%
FT Rate 15.8% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 19.8%
DRB% 72.6% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 25.1%

Game Analysis

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