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Texas State Bobcats
82 79 OT
FINAL Conference
Troy Trojans
Sun Belt Conference · Strahan Arena at the University Events Center · March 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TROY -4.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money TXST +200 / TROY -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total TXST win
Actual TXST +3 161 Won
Massey TROY -3.1 (+6.1)
Massey Totals 138.4 (+22.6)
Bradley-Terry 44%
Weighted B-T 40%
Baseline Plus ML TROY -2.5 (+5.5) 142.3 (+18.7) 44%
Model 4 ML TROY -3.1 (+6.1) 142.4 (+18.6) 42%
Model 3 ML TROY -2.0 (+5.0) 140.8 (+20.2) 43%
Baseline ML TROY -2.2 (+5.2) 142.4 (+18.6) 45%

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 12, 2026 TXST 7462 TROY
Dec 31, 2025 TROY 10080 TXST
Feb 26, 2025 TROY 7469 TXST
Jan 10, 2025 TXST 7473 TROY
Mar 9, 2024 TXST 7468 TROY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TXST TROY
Overall 17-18 20-12
Conference 7-11 13-5
Home 9-4 15-2
Away 5-11 5-9
Neutral 3-3 0-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 67.5 77.0
Avg Pts Against 70.5 72.6
Massey -3.4 (#225) 2.9 (#127)
Bradley-Terry -0.50 (#226) 0.34 (#139)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.47 (#213) 0.63 (#131)
RPI 0.495 (#184) 0.530 (#122)
Shooting & Four Factors TXST TROY
FG% 42.5% 42.8%
3PT% 31.1% 35.1%
REB / G 35.0 37.7
OREB / G 10.8 13.0
AST / TO 0.81 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.3% 49.8%
TOV% 19.7% 19.1%
ORB% 30.8% 35.0%
FT Rate 24.2% 29.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 20.4%
DRB% 71.4% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 27.4% 27.6%

Game Analysis

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