But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Sun Belt Conference · Cajundome · January 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UL -8.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money UL -400 / TXST +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total UL win
Actual UL +20 112 Won
Massey UL -10.6 (+9.4) — —
Massey Totals — 137.8 (-25.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UL -10.8 (+9.2) 141.6 (-29.6) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UL -10.5 (+9.5) 139.2 (-27.2) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UL -9.5 (+10.5) 140.9 (-28.9) 84% ✓
Baseline ML UL -9.7 (+10.3) 141.2 (-29.2) 82% ✓

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 21, 2026 UL 67 – 54 TXST
Jan 15, 2026 TXST 59 – 54 UL
Jan 31, 2025 UL 70 – 61 TXST
Jan 23, 2025 TXST 89 – 74 UL
Jan 18, 2024 UL 86 – 68 TXST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UL TXST
Overall 19-14 17-18
Conference 10-8 7-11
Home 11-3 9-4
Away 5-9 5-11
Neutral 3-2 3-3
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.8 67.5
Avg Pts Against 72.7 70.5
Massey 2.4 (#135) -4.6 (#256)
Bradley-Terry 0.47 (#135) -1.06 (#271)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.61 (#134) -0.98 (#254)
RPI 0.538 (#115) 0.470 (#225)
Shooting & Four Factors UL TXST
FG% 46.2% 42.3%
3PT% 36.0% 29.8%
REB / G 32.5 35.6
OREB / G 10.6 11.3
AST / TO 1.02 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 46.1%
TOV% 17.6% 20.5%
ORB% 30.8% 32.0%
FT Rate 21.6% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 17.0%
DRB% 64.8% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 30.0% 28.3%

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