I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Troy Trojans
68 – 74
FINAL Neutral Conference Sun Belt
Texas State Bobcats
Sun Belt Conference · Pensacola Bay Center (Neutral) · March 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TROY -5.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money TROY -250 / TXST +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total TROY win
Actual TXST +6 142 Lost
Massey TROY -5.3 (-11.3) — —
Massey Totals — 140.0 (+2.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TROY -3.5 (-9.5) 141.5 (+0.5) 61% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TROY -5.1 (-11.1) 141.6 (+0.4) 63% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TROY -3.4 (-9.4) 140.1 (+1.9) 63% ✗
Baseline ML TROY -3.5 (-9.5) 140.6 (+1.4) 62% ✗

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 2, 2024 TXST 82 – 79 TROY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TROY TXST
Overall 20-12 17-18
Conference 13-5 7-11
Home 15-2 9-4
Away 5-9 5-11
Neutral 0-1 3-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 67.5
Avg Pts Against 72.6 70.5
Massey 2.7 (#129) -2.6 (#208)
Bradley-Terry 0.24 (#145) -0.28 (#202)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.54 (#132) -0.26 (#190)
RPI 0.528 (#121) 0.506 (#167)
Shooting & Four Factors TROY TXST
FG% 42.9% 42.8%
3PT% 34.9% 31.0%
REB / G 37.6 35.6
OREB / G 12.9 11.2
AST / TO 0.91 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 46.5%
TOV% 19.2% 19.6%
ORB% 34.7% 31.6%
FT Rate 30.3% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 18.4%
DRB% 69.1% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 27.8%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.