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Sun Belt Conference · First National Bank Arena · February 1, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ARST -5.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money ARST -250 / USM +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARST win
Actual ARST +7 149 Won
Massey ARST -6.4 (+0.6) — —
Massey Totals — 150.2 (-1.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ARST -3.6 (+3.4) 146.6 (+2.4) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARST -3.4 (+3.6) 146.4 (+2.6) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ARST -3.6 (+3.4) 144.5 (+4.5) 67% ✓
Baseline ML ARST -3.5 (+3.5) 145.0 (+4.0) 67% ✓

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 25, 2026 ARST 89 – 84 USM
Dec 20, 2025 ARST 93 – 86 USM
Feb 13, 2025 ARST 101 – 67 USM
Jan 30, 2025 ARST 81 – 68 USM
Jan 18, 2024 USM 69 – 66 ARST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ARST USM
Overall 20-17 16-16
Conference 11-7 9-9
Home 10-3 11-3
Away 5-11 5-9
Neutral 5-3 0-4
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 78.8 69.9
Avg Pts Against 77.0 72.9
Massey -1.1 (#186) -3.9 (#242)
Bradley-Terry -0.79 (#251) 0.15 (#161)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.66 (#231) -0.17 (#185)
RPI 0.449 (#268) 0.513 (#148)
Shooting & Four Factors ARST USM
FG% 42.8% 42.3%
3PT% 34.4% 35.4%
REB / G 38.1 35.2
OREB / G 13.0 10.6
AST / TO 1.24 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 48.4%
TOV% 16.9% 17.7%
ORB% 33.1% 29.1%
FT Rate 23.5% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 14.2% 18.2%
DRB% 69.1% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 30.2% 21.3%

Game Analysis

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