I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Sun Belt Conference · Cajundome · January 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UL -7.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money UL -350 / GAST +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total UL win
Actual UL +8 148 Won
Massey UL -11.9 (-3.9) — —
Massey Totals — 138.3 (+9.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UL -8.7 (-0.7) 141.4 (+6.6) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UL -8.0 (-0.0) 138.0 (+10.0) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UL -8.9 (-0.9) 140.3 (+7.7) 82% ✓
Baseline ML UL -8.9 (-0.9) 140.2 (+7.8) 81% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 3, 2026 UL 84 – 75 GAST
Jan 30, 2026 UL 82 – 72 GAST
Jan 5, 2025 GAST 94 – 70 UL
Feb 8, 2024 GAST 78 – 69 UL
Mar 8, 2022 GAST 80 – 71 UL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UL GAST
Overall 26-8 10-21
Conference 13-5 3-15
Home 14-0 10-9
Away 7-7 0-11
Neutral 5-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L8
Avg Pts For 74.9 65.1
Avg Pts Against 70.1 70.9
Massey 3.0 (#125) -4.7 (#253)
Bradley-Terry 1.15 (#79) -0.97 (#274)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.68 (#75) -1.01 (#255)
RPI 0.581 (#52) 0.427 (#301)
Shooting & Four Factors UL GAST
FG% 46.1% 39.5%
3PT% 36.3% 26.1%
REB / G 35.0 33.6
OREB / G 11.1 10.6
AST / TO 1.17 0.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 43.4%
TOV% 18.0% 19.4%
ORB% 32.2% 31.1%
FT Rate 21.3% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 18.8%
DRB% 71.0% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 20.7%

Game Analysis

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