But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Troy Trojans
78 – 65
FINAL Conference
Texas State Bobcats
Sun Belt Conference · Trojan Arena · January 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TROY -8.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money TROY -450 / TXST +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total TROY win
Actual TROY +13 143 Won
Massey TROY -9.3 (+3.7) — —
Massey Totals — 139.6 (+3.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TROY -8.8 (+4.2) 140.9 (+2.1) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TROY -8.2 (+4.8) 140.5 (+2.5) 79% ✓
Baseline ML TROY -7.9 (+5.1) 141.2 (+1.8) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TROY -7.7 (+5.3) 140.7 (+2.3) 79% ✓

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 12, 2026 TXST 74 – 62 TROY
Dec 31, 2025 TROY 100 – 80 TXST
Feb 26, 2025 TROY 74 – 69 TXST
Jan 10, 2025 TXST 74 – 73 TROY
Mar 9, 2024 TXST 74 – 68 TROY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TROY TXST
Overall 20-12 17-18
Conference 13-5 7-11
Home 15-2 9-4
Away 5-9 5-11
Neutral 0-1 3-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 67.5
Avg Pts Against 72.6 70.5
Massey 0.9 (#151) -4.7 (#257)
Bradley-Terry -0.17 (#189) -1.18 (#282)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#161) -1.11 (#263)
RPI 0.498 (#174) 0.462 (#245)
Shooting & Four Factors TROY TXST
FG% 41.3% 42.3%
3PT% 35.9% 29.8%
REB / G 38.4 36.0
OREB / G 13.2 11.6
AST / TO 0.93 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.7% 46.1%
TOV% 19.9% 20.4%
ORB% 34.7% 32.6%
FT Rate 29.3% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 16.9%
DRB% 70.5% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 27.7%

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