In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Sun Belt Conference · Strahan Arena at the University Events Center · January 21, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UL -4.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money TXST +200 / UL -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total TXST win
Actual UL +9 111 Lost
Massey UL -0.7 (-8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 141.3 (-30.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 30% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 23% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UL -0.7 (-8.3) 138.8 (-27.8) 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UL -0.5 (-8.5) 136.9 (-25.9) 44% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UL -1.0 (-8.0) 140.1 (-29.1) 47% ✓
Baseline ML UL -1.1 (-7.9) 139.8 (-28.8) 45% ✓

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 21, 2026 UL 67 – 54 TXST
Jan 15, 2026 TXST 59 – 54 UL
Jan 31, 2025 UL 70 – 61 TXST
Jan 23, 2025 TXST 89 – 74 UL
Jan 28, 2024 UL 66 – 46 TXST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TXST UL
Overall 16-19 26-8
Conference 6-12 13-5
Home 4-10 14-0
Away 7-7 7-7
Neutral 5-2 5-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.2 74.9
Avg Pts Against 66.8 70.1
Massey -1.0 (#193) 3.3 (#119)
Bradley-Terry -0.21 (#195) 1.27 (#77)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.27 (#197) 1.70 (#69)
RPI 0.481 (#211) 0.578 (#54)
Shooting & Four Factors TXST UL
FG% 42.5% 47.9%
3PT% 30.5% 38.5%
REB / G 32.1 35.4
OREB / G 10.1 10.7
AST / TO 0.85 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.5% 54.3%
TOV% 17.6% 18.7%
ORB% 29.9% 32.6%
FT Rate 22.9% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 18.6%
DRB% 72.6% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 28.6% 21.3%

Game Analysis

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