We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Sun Belt Conference · Cajundome · January 26, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UL -4.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money UL -188 / ARST +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total UL win
Actual UL +6 156 Won
Massey UL -6.7 (-0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 153.6 (+2.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UL -6.3 (-0.3) 152.9 (+3.1) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UL -7.5 (-1.5) 150.4 (+5.6) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UL -5.5 (+0.5) 148.6 (+7.4) 76% ✓
Baseline ML UL -6.1 (-0.1) 150.7 (+5.3) 75% ✓

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 28, 2026 ARST 81 – 58 UL
Feb 20, 2026 ARST 79 – 62 UL
Feb 27, 2025 ARST 83 – 64 UL
Jan 17, 2025 ARST 83 – 63 UL
Mar 9, 2024 ARST 89 – 62 UL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UL ARST
Overall 19-14 20-17
Conference 10-8 11-7
Home 11-3 10-3
Away 5-9 5-11
Neutral 3-2 5-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.8 78.8
Avg Pts Against 72.7 77.0
Massey 2.2 (#137) -0.8 (#180)
Bradley-Terry 0.39 (#138) -0.62 (#237)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.55 (#142) -0.55 (#222)
RPI 0.528 (#128) 0.459 (#252)
Shooting & Four Factors UL ARST
FG% 46.1% 43.6%
3PT% 35.8% 35.4%
REB / G 32.1 37.4
OREB / G 10.6 12.2
AST / TO 1.05 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 51.8%
TOV% 17.3% 17.0%
ORB% 30.5% 32.0%
FT Rate 20.2% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 21.3% 13.8%
DRB% 65.4% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 30.3% 29.5%

Game Analysis

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