I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
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% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TROY -3.1 (+6.1) 142.4 (+18.6) 42% ✗
Baseline Tuned 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 74 – 62 TROY
Dec 31, 2025 TROY 100 – 80 TXST
Feb 26, 2025 TROY 74 – 69 TXST
Jan 10, 2025 TXST 74 – 73 TROY
Mar 9, 2024 TXST 74 – 68 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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