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Sun Belt Conference · Strahan Arena at the University Events Center · February 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TXST -2.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money TXST -138 / USA +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total TXST win
Actual TXST +8 140 Won
Massey TXST -3.8 (+4.2) — —
Massey Totals — 139.8 (+0.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TXST -2.0 (+6.0) 140.8 (-0.8) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TXST -2.3 (+5.7) 139.0 (+1.0) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TXST -1.9 (+6.1) 138.7 (+1.3) 61% ✓
Baseline ML TXST -2.2 (+5.8) 140.0 (-0.0) 62% ✓

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 20, 2026 TXST 90 – 82 USA
Dec 20, 2025 TXST 67 – 65 USA
Feb 22, 2025 TXST 93 – 92 USA
Feb 15, 2025 USA 70 – 65 TXST
Feb 16, 2024 USA 72 – 55 TXST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TXST USA
Overall 17-18 16-16
Conference 7-11 8-10
Home 9-4 11-6
Away 5-11 5-9
Neutral 3-3 0-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.5 73.4
Avg Pts Against 70.5 75.9
Massey -5.0 (#262) -5.2 (#265)
Bradley-Terry -1.06 (#274) -0.59 (#235)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.96 (#252) -0.80 (#241)
RPI 0.470 (#229) 0.466 (#237)
Shooting & Four Factors TXST USA
FG% 41.9% 43.7%
3PT% 29.2% 33.6%
REB / G 35.3 33.9
OREB / G 11.2 8.8
AST / TO 0.76 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.7% 49.9%
TOV% 20.9% 16.0%
ORB% 31.5% 24.3%
FT Rate 23.9% 20.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 16.1%
DRB% 70.0% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 27.4% 23.4%

Game Analysis

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