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Sun Belt Conference · Strahan Arena at the University Events Center · February 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TXST -2.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money TXST -120 / USM +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total TXST win
Actual TXST +5 115 Won
Massey TXST -2.6 (+2.4)
Massey Totals 131.2 (-16.2)
Bradley-Terry 43%
Weighted B-T 54%
Efficiency Plus ML TXST -1.0 (+4.0) 133.6 (-18.6) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML TXST -0.6 (+4.4) 133.0 (-18.0) 56%
Baseline ML TXST -0.8 (+4.2) 135.0 (-20.0) 54%
Baseline Plus ML TXST -0.0 (+5.0) 135.4 (-20.4) 56%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 USM 8177 TXST
Jan 17, 2026 TXST 7467 USM
Jan 9, 2026 USM 8070 TXST
Jan 18, 2025 TXST 8582 USM
Jan 11, 2025 USM 9288 TXST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TXST USM
Overall 17-18 16-16
Conference 7-11 9-9
Home 9-4 11-3
Away 5-11 5-9
Neutral 3-3 0-4
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 67.5 69.9
Avg Pts Against 70.5 72.9
Massey -4.8 (#259) -3.9 (#240)
Bradley-Terry -0.94 (#265) -0.03 (#173)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.87 (#249) -0.32 (#197)
RPI 0.473 (#221) 0.507 (#157)
Shooting & Four Factors TXST USM
FG% 42.3% 41.9%
3PT% 30.3% 35.4%
REB / G 35.5 35.0
OREB / G 10.9 10.6
AST / TO 0.78 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.2% 48.0%
TOV% 20.9% 17.2%
ORB% 31.2% 29.0%
FT Rate 24.0% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 18.0%
DRB% 70.6% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 27.2% 21.3%

Game Analysis

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