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Conference USA · Murphy Center · December 31, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MTSU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money MTSU -225 / WKU +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTSU win
Actual MTSU +5 125 Won
Massey MTSU -10.5 (-5.5) — —
Massey Totals — 138.9 (-13.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTSU -6.9 (-1.9) 144.0 (-19.0) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTSU -7.8 (-2.8) 141.1 (-16.1) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MTSU -7.5 (-2.5) 143.5 (-18.5) 78% ✓
Baseline ML MTSU -7.3 (-2.3) 144.2 (-19.2) 79% ✓

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 15, 2026 WKU 82 – 80 MTSU
Jan 31, 2026 WKU 65 – 60 MTSU
Feb 16, 2025 MTSU 87 – 77 WKU
Jan 19, 2025 MTSU 71 – 57 WKU
Mar 15, 2024 WKU 85 – 54 MTSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTSU WKU
Overall 19-14 17-16
Conference 11-9 8-12
Home 12-2 9-5
Away 3-11 5-9
Neutral 4-1 3-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.8 69.7
Avg Pts Against 69.0 71.6
Massey 3.3 (#117) -2.5 (#217)
Bradley-Terry 0.58 (#122) 0.04 (#168)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.56 (#130) -0.42 (#202)
RPI 0.539 (#108) 0.489 (#198)
Shooting & Four Factors MTSU WKU
FG% 45.7% 45.6%
3PT% 30.4% 35.7%
REB / G 31.9 33.5
OREB / G 10.6 8.9
AST / TO 0.85 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 52.1%
TOV% 18.9% 17.2%
ORB% 32.5% 26.2%
FT Rate 22.5% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.0% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 24.2% 18.4%
DRB% 75.0% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 31.0% 18.2%

Game Analysis

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