The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML WKU -4.9 (+6.9) 148.9 (-2.9) 34%

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 8280 MTSU
Jan 31, 2026 WKU 6560 MTSU
Feb 16, 2025 MTSU 8777 WKU
Jan 19, 2025 MTSU 7157 WKU
Mar 15, 2024 WKU 8554 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%

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