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Conference USA · Murphy Center · February 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WKU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money MTSU +138 / WKU -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTSU win
Actual MTSU +2 146 Won
Massey WKU -5.8 (+7.8) — —
Massey Totals — 144.3 (+1.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 30% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 27% ✗
Baseline Plus ML WKU -4.9 (+6.9) 148.9 (-2.9) 34% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WKU -3.7 (+5.7) 147.2 (-1.2) 38% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML WKU -5.3 (+7.3) 144.6 (+1.4) 32% ✗
Baseline ML WKU -4.8 (+6.8) 147.1 (-1.1) 30% ✗

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 15, 2026 WKU 82 – 80 MTSU
Jan 31, 2026 WKU 65 – 60 MTSU
Feb 16, 2025 MTSU 87 – 77 WKU
Jan 19, 2025 MTSU 71 – 57 WKU
Mar 15, 2024 WKU 85 – 54 MTSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTSU WKU
Overall 14-19 22-12
Conference 7-9 8-8
Home 11-6 12-2
Away 1-10 6-7
Neutral 2-3 4-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.4 78.8
Avg Pts Against 71.3 74.7
Massey -7.3 (#292) 1.8 (#141)
Bradley-Terry -0.88 (#264) 0.59 (#125)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.96 (#255) 0.71 (#129)
RPI 0.447 (#284) 0.533 (#120)
Shooting & Four Factors MTSU WKU
FG% 40.1% 46.8%
3PT% 30.4% 34.3%
REB / G 34.5 39.2
OREB / G 10.6 10.3
AST / TO 0.66 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.5% 52.0%
TOV% 21.6% 18.8%
ORB% 29.9% 28.7%
FT Rate 22.4% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 18.3%
DRB% 69.1% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 21.7%

Game Analysis

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