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Sun Belt Conference · Cajundome · February 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UL -8.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money UL -400 / GAST +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total UL win
Actual GAST +9 147 Lost
Massey UL -9.5 (-18.5) — —
Massey Totals — 150.1 (-3.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UL -9.5 (-18.5) 149.0 (-2.0) 83% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UL -11.5 (-20.5) 146.1 (+0.9) 83% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UL -10.6 (-19.6) 145.5 (+1.5) 85% ✗
Baseline ML UL -9.6 (-18.6) 145.9 (+1.1) 84% ✗

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 3, 2026 UL 84 – 75 GAST
Jan 30, 2026 UL 82 – 72 GAST
Jan 5, 2025 GAST 94 – 70 UL
Jan 8, 2023 UL 78 – 70 GAST
Mar 8, 2022 GAST 80 – 71 UL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UL GAST
Overall 19-14 14-17
Conference 10-8 8-10
Home 11-3 9-5
Away 5-9 5-11
Neutral 3-2 0-1
Last 5 5-0 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.8 74.4
Avg Pts Against 72.7 76.4
Massey 2.9 (#123) -3.1 (#222)
Bradley-Terry 0.56 (#125) -1.06 (#280)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#126) -1.17 (#270)
RPI 0.548 (#101) 0.439 (#286)
Shooting & Four Factors UL GAST
FG% 45.8% 43.0%
3PT% 35.5% 31.9%
REB / G 33.5 37.4
OREB / G 11.1 10.7
AST / TO 1.00 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 48.5%
TOV% 17.6% 13.6%
ORB% 31.9% 27.7%
FT Rate 21.3% 20.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 21.3% 13.7%
DRB% 66.8% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 28.8% 26.6%

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