Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Sun Belt Conference · The HTC Center · January 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USM -3.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money CCU +163 / USM -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total CCU win
Actual USM +16 142 Lost
Massey USM -0.9 (-15.1)
Massey Totals 145.9 (-3.9)
Bradley-Terry 15%
Weighted B-T 17%
Baseline Plus ML USM -2.9 (-13.1) 143.6 (-1.6) 36%
Model 4 ML USM -2.0 (-14.0) 143.1 (-1.1) 36%
Model 3 ML USM -3.2 (-12.8) 140.9 (+1.1) 36%
Baseline ML USM -2.8 (-13.2) 141.2 (+0.8) 39%

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 24, 2026 CCU 8567 USM
Mar 4, 2025 USM 6663 CCU
Feb 21, 2025 CCU 8778 USM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CCU USM
Overall 9-22 16-16
Conference 5-13 9-9
Home 7-11 11-3
Away 1-9 5-9
Neutral 1-2 0-4
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 71.8 69.9
Avg Pts Against 79.4 72.9
Massey -9.0 (#313) -4.3 (#246)
Bradley-Terry -2.19 (#336) 0.21 (#157)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.50 (#328) -0.13 (#180)
RPI 0.366 (#358) 0.515 (#144)
Shooting & Four Factors CCU USM
FG% 44.0% 41.7%
3PT% 31.3% 34.2%
REB / G 39.6 35.8
OREB / G 12.0 10.8
AST / TO 0.89 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 47.3%
TOV% 18.7% 17.4%
ORB% 32.4% 29.2%
FT Rate 20.0% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 13.6% 18.4%
DRB% 66.5% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 21.9%

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