He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TAR -1.9 (+7.9) 137.8 (+24.2) 42% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TAR -1.0 (+7.0) 136.1 (+25.9) 46% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TAR -1.9 (+7.9) 137.0 (+25.0) 41% ✗
Baseline ML TAR -2.0 (+8.0) 137.9 (+24.1) 39% ✗

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 65 – 62 ACU
Feb 14, 2026 ACU 73 – 59 TAR
Jan 9, 2026 ACU 84 – 80 TAR
Feb 28, 2025 TAR 67 – 52 ACU
Jan 24, 2025 ACU 67 – 56 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%

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