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Sun Belt Conference · GSU Convocation Center · January 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USA -4.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money GAST +175 / USA -210
Model Predictions
Spread Total GAST win
Actual USA +26 128 Lost
Massey USA -6.5 (-19.5) — —
Massey Totals — 136.2 (-8.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 11% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USA -8.0 (-18.0) 135.6 (-7.6) 22% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USA -5.2 (-20.8) 138.2 (-10.2) 30% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USA -7.0 (-19.0) 135.4 (-7.4) 23% ✓
Baseline ML USA -7.2 (-18.8) 137.5 (-9.5) 23% ✓

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 1, 2026 USA 69 – 67 GAST
Jan 6, 2024 GAST 90 – 76 USA
Dec 31, 2022 GAST 68 – 58 USA
Feb 5, 2022 GAST 69 – 62 USA
Jan 14, 2022 USA 74 – 65 GAST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GAST USA
Overall 14-19 21-11
Conference 8-10 13-5
Home 9-6 13-4
Away 3-11 8-6
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.2 71.1
Avg Pts Against 78.7 65.5
Massey -8.7 (#309) 1.9 (#129)
Bradley-Terry -1.83 (#314) 0.09 (#160)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.46 (#316) 0.46 (#137)
RPI 0.433 (#293) 0.485 (#195)
Shooting & Four Factors GAST USA
FG% 40.9% 43.6%
3PT% 30.6% 31.6%
REB / G 37.7 34.1
OREB / G 12.4 8.8
AST / TO 0.80 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.0% 51.7%
TOV% 19.2% 14.5%
ORB% 33.0% 26.2%
FT Rate 23.5% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 21.1%
DRB% 70.5% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 16.0%

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