The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
East Texas A&M Lions
81 – 66
FINAL Conference
Lamar Cardinals
Southland Conference · The Field House · January 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread ETAM -10.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money ETAM -600 / LAM +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total ETAM win
Actual ETAM +15 147 Won
Massey ETAM -12.3 (+2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 143.8 (+3.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ETAM -9.4 (+5.6) 145.3 (+1.7) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ETAM -10.5 (+4.5) 143.3 (+3.7) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ETAM -9.4 (+5.6) 145.8 (+1.2) 84% ✓
Baseline ML ETAM -9.0 (+6.0) 146.2 (+0.8) 83% ✓

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 28, 2026 LAM 82 – 61 ETAM
Dec 31, 2025 LAM 69 – 62 ETAM
Feb 15, 2025 LAM 65 – 55 ETAM
Jan 26, 2025 LAM 61 – 58 ETAM
Mar 5, 2024 LAM 70 – 53 ETAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ETAM LAM
Overall 13-20 9-22
Conference 9-9 5-13
Home 5-5 6-9
Away 7-12 2-12
Neutral 1-3 1-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L3 L4
Avg Pts For 70.7 66.1
Avg Pts Against 74.2 75.9
Massey -7.5 (#300) -15.8 (#356)
Bradley-Terry -1.40 (#298) -2.44 (#347)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.05 (#313) -3.42 (#355)
RPI 0.417 (#314) 0.351 (#358)
Shooting & Four Factors ETAM LAM
FG% 43.2% 41.7%
3PT% 29.0% 27.9%
REB / G 33.0 35.6
OREB / G 9.2 11.8
AST / TO 0.89 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 45.9%
TOV% 20.3% 21.3%
ORB% 26.8% 31.9%
FT Rate 18.2% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.4% 54.1%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 17.3%
DRB% 73.1% 64.9%
Opp FT Rate 26.0% 20.1%

Game Analysis

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