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Georgia State Panthers
74 – 86
FINAL Neutral Conference Sun Belt
Marshall Thundering Herd
Sun Belt Conference · Pensacola Bay Center (Neutral) · March 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MRSH -2.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money GAST +115 / MRSH -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total GAST win
Actual MRSH +12 160 Lost
Massey GAST -2.2 (-14.2) — —
Massey Totals — 148.9 (+11.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML GAST -1.7 (-13.7) 142.6 (+17.4) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MRSH -0.1 (-11.9) 144.5 (+15.5) 47% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GAST -1.8 (-13.8) 146.3 (+13.7) 58% ✗
Baseline ML GAST -1.9 (-13.9) 141.8 (+18.2) 60% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 10, 2026 GAST 81 – 73 MRSH
Dec 31, 2025 MRSH 84 – 80 GAST
Mar 7, 2025 MRSH 79 – 76 GAST
Jan 31, 2025 GAST 85 – 81 MRSH
Jan 24, 2025 MRSH 92 – 79 GAST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GAST MRSH
Overall 14-17 13-20
Conference 8-10 7-11
Home 9-5 8-7
Away 5-11 3-9
Neutral 0-1 2-4
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.4 72.9
Avg Pts Against 76.4 76.9
Massey -2.3 (#206) -4.5 (#252)
Bradley-Terry -0.59 (#233) -0.84 (#268)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.68 (#234) -0.89 (#256)
RPI 0.482 (#220) 0.473 (#246)
Shooting & Four Factors GAST MRSH
FG% 42.8% 40.3%
3PT% 31.6% 30.4%
REB / G 36.5 39.2
OREB / G 10.2 12.2
AST / TO 1.15 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 46.6%
TOV% 13.7% 16.5%
ORB% 27.1% 29.8%
FT Rate 21.7% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 14.2% 16.4%
DRB% 69.7% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 21.1%

Game Analysis

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