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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML UL -9.5 (-18.5) 149.0 (-2.0) 83%

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 8475 GAST
Jan 30, 2026 UL 8272 GAST
Jan 5, 2025 GAST 9470 UL
Jan 8, 2023 UL 7870 GAST
Mar 8, 2022 GAST 8071 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%

Game Analysis

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