The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Neutral) · December 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MISS -23.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money MISS -100000 / USM +4000
Model Predictions
Spread Total MISS win
Actual MISS +31 123 Won
Massey MISS -22.0 (+9.0) — —
Massey Totals — 153.0 (-30.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MISS -18.9 (+12.1) 148.3 (-25.3) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MISS -16.3 (+14.7) 148.0 (-25.0) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MISS -16.5 (+14.5) 148.8 (-25.8) 87% ✓
Baseline ML MISS -17.9 (+13.1) 149.7 (-26.7) 88% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 13, 2025 MISS 71 – 67 USM
Dec 23, 2023 MISS 89 – 72 USM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MISS USM
Overall 24-12 11-22
Conference 10-8 5-13
Home 13-3 9-6
Away 5-6 1-13
Neutral 6-3 1-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.2 69.9
Avg Pts Against 71.7 76.5
Massey 14.2 (#28) -7.8 (#300)
Bradley-Terry 2.85 (#25) -1.04 (#259)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.79 (#12) -1.76 (#279)
RPI 0.592 (#50) 0.419 (#304)
Shooting & Four Factors MISS USM
FG% 46.7% 41.8%
3PT% 36.6% 33.5%
REB / G 35.0 34.3
OREB / G 10.6 10.4
AST / TO 2.00 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 48.6%
TOV% 11.5% 21.2%
ORB% 29.5% 28.5%
FT Rate 26.8% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 23.2% 16.3%
DRB% 71.2% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 26.7%

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