Four young chiquitas in Omaha waitin' for the band to return from the show. "We're an American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad
Sun Belt Conference · Fant-Ewing Coliseum · January 26, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USA -3.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money ULM +163 / USA -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total ULM win
Actual ULM +14 146 Won
Massey USA -1.5 (+15.5) — —
Massey Totals — 143.4 (+2.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 30% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 28% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USA -1.9 (+15.9) 143.3 (+2.7) 44% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USA -3.2 (+17.2) 140.7 (+5.3) 40% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USA -2.6 (+16.6) 144.6 (+1.4) 45% ✗
Baseline ML USA -1.6 (+15.6) 144.4 (+1.6) 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

Feb 26, 2026 USA 89 – 54 ULM
Dec 18, 2025 USA 96 – 92 ULM
Jan 31, 2025 ULM 62 – 58 USA
Jan 28, 2025 ULM 77 – 66 USA
Mar 2, 2024 USA 80 – 69 ULM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ULM USA
Overall 11-19 16-16
Conference 6-12 8-10
Home 8-6 11-6
Away 3-12 5-9
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 67.2 73.4
Avg Pts Against 74.9 75.9
Massey -9.9 (#322) -4.7 (#258)
Bradley-Terry -1.91 (#326) -0.36 (#212)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.22 (#319) -0.54 (#221)
RPI 0.424 (#302) 0.476 (#217)
Shooting & Four Factors ULM USA
FG% 38.5% 44.6%
3PT% 24.4% 32.5%
REB / G 37.9 33.7
OREB / G 13.6 8.3
AST / TO 0.88 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 42.3% 50.4%
TOV% 19.8% 16.1%
ORB% 34.9% 23.5%
FT Rate 24.5% 21.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 16.1%
DRB% 72.3% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 28.9% 23.5%

Game Analysis

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