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Sun Belt Conference · Holmes Convocation Center · February 16, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread APP -4.5 Home covered
O/U 122.5 Over
Money APP -213 / TXST +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total APP win
Actual APP +7 157 Won
Massey APP -5.0 (+2.0) — —
Massey Totals — 121.1 (+35.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML APP -3.1 (+3.9) 130.0 (+27.0) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ APP -3.0 (+4.0) 128.3 (+28.7) 61% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML APP -3.2 (+3.8) 128.6 (+28.4) 63% ✓
Baseline ML APP -3.6 (+3.4) 128.8 (+28.2) 62% ✓

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 28, 2026 TXST 60 – 57 APP
Jan 4, 2025 APP 72 – 61 TXST
Feb 8, 2024 TXST 63 – 56 APP
Feb 3, 2022 TXST 68 – 66 APP
Mar 7, 2021 APP 76 – 73 TXST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings APP TXST
Overall 16-16 16-19
Conference 9-9 6-12
Home 10-7 4-10
Away 6-7 7-7
Neutral 0-2 5-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 65.6 65.2
Avg Pts Against 66.1 66.8
Massey -0.7 (#188) -2.1 (#211)
Bradley-Terry -0.31 (#206) -0.43 (#219)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.21 (#186) -0.52 (#220)
RPI 0.489 (#199) 0.479 (#220)
Shooting & Four Factors APP TXST
FG% 41.8% 42.7%
3PT% 32.4% 31.2%
REB / G 34.2 32.6
OREB / G 8.5 10.5
AST / TO 1.04 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.1% 46.6%
TOV% 16.7% 18.4%
ORB% 24.0% 31.7%
FT Rate 18.9% 24.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 19.6%
DRB% 71.4% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 28.6%

Game Analysis

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