They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam
Sun Belt Conference · Reed Green Coliseum · January 27, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread USM -11.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money USM -700 / ARST +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total USM win
Actual USM +16 130 Won
Massey USM -18.8 (-2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 130.4 (-0.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USM -16.5 (-0.5) 133.2 (-3.2) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USM -11.3 (+4.7) 131.4 (-1.4) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USM -15.4 (+0.6) 134.8 (-4.8) 89% ✓
Baseline ML USM -16.2 (-0.2) 135.9 (-5.9) 89% ✓

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 25, 2026 ARST 89 – 84 USM
Dec 20, 2025 ARST 93 – 86 USM
Feb 13, 2025 ARST 101 – 67 USM
Jan 30, 2025 ARST 81 – 68 USM
Feb 1, 2024 ARST 78 – 71 USM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USM ARST
Overall 25-8 13-20
Conference 14-4 4-14
Home 15-0 10-8
Away 8-7 2-11
Neutral 2-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 63.7
Avg Pts Against 67.5 68.5
Massey 6.8 (#79) -8.4 (#316)
Bradley-Terry 1.56 (#57) -1.48 (#307)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.87 (#64) -1.95 (#314)
RPI 0.590 (#37) 0.410 (#328)
Shooting & Four Factors USM ARST
FG% 45.1% 41.3%
3PT% 32.4% 33.2%
REB / G 37.6 34.8
OREB / G 11.8 10.8
AST / TO 1.23 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 46.7%
TOV% 17.8% 19.8%
ORB% 33.6% 30.8%
FT Rate 21.4% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 17.5%
DRB% 71.6% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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