Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Abilene Christian Wildcats
84 78
FINAL Neutral Conference WAC
Tarleton State Texans
Western Athletic Conference · Orleans Arena (Neutral) · March 12, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ACU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money ACU -112 / TAR -108
Model Predictions
Spread Total ACU win
Actual ACU +6 162 Won
Massey TAR -2.6 (+8.6)
Massey Totals 140.1 (+21.9)
Bradley-Terry 47%
Weighted B-T 43%
Efficiency Plus ML TAR -0.7 (+6.7) 137.4 (+24.6) 52%
Baseline Tuned ML TAR -1.6 (+7.6) 137.5 (+24.5) 44%
Baseline ML TAR -1.9 (+7.9) 138.0 (+24.0) 40%
Baseline Plus ML TAR -2.1 (+8.1) 138.4 (+23.6) 41%

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 17, 2026 TAR 6562 ACU
Feb 14, 2026 ACU 7359 TAR
Jan 9, 2026 ACU 8480 TAR
Feb 28, 2025 TAR 6752 ACU
Jan 24, 2025 ACU 6756 TAR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ACU TAR
Overall 14-19 14-18
Conference 5-13 5-13
Home 9-5 10-6
Away 3-12 4-11
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 67.9 72.5
Avg Pts Against 73.9 75.8
Massey -5.9 (#260) -3.2 (#219)
Bradley-Terry -0.52 (#224) -0.38 (#215)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.59 (#220) -0.31 (#193)
RPI 0.475 (#235) 0.460 (#262)
Shooting & Four Factors ACU TAR
FG% 42.0% 44.5%
3PT% 31.1% 32.3%
REB / G 30.3 31.4
OREB / G 10.9 10.9
AST / TO 0.85 0.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 48.4%
TOV% 21.0% 20.1%
ORB% 31.3% 31.6%
FT Rate 28.2% 30.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.7% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 23.7% 23.6%
DRB% 70.8% 64.4%
Opp FT Rate 38.2% 33.7%

Game Analysis

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