That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
61 – 78
FINAL Neutral Conference Sun Belt
South Alabama Jaguars
Sun Belt Conference · Pensacola Bay Center (Neutral) · March 4, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread USM -1.0 Away covered
O/U 139.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total USM win
Actual USA +17 139 Lost
Massey USM -2.0 (-19.0) — —
Massey Totals — 134.7 (+4.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USM -2.3 (-19.3) 136.3 (+2.7) 59% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USA -0.0 (-17.0) 135.5 (+3.5) 49% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USM -2.0 (-19.0) 136.7 (+2.3) 59% ✗
Baseline ML USM -2.4 (-19.4) 137.3 (+1.7) 56% ✗

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 USM 68 – 55 USA
Feb 13, 2026 USA 84 – 78 USM
Feb 27, 2025 USA 88 – 82 USM
Jan 16, 2025 USA 75 – 62 USM
Feb 29, 2024 USA 73 – 70 USM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USM USA
Overall 25-8 19-16
Conference 14-4 9-9
Home 15-0 10-4
Away 8-7 4-10
Neutral 2-1 5-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 69.8
Avg Pts Against 67.5 65.8
Massey 5.8 (#91) 3.9 (#107)
Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#59) 0.03 (#168)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.74 (#65) 0.27 (#153)
RPI 0.598 (#25) 0.506 (#171)
Shooting & Four Factors USM USA
FG% 45.3% 46.0%
3PT% 33.0% 34.2%
REB / G 36.2 32.4
OREB / G 10.6 7.1
AST / TO 1.24 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 52.5%
TOV% 17.3% 14.8%
ORB% 30.9% 21.4%
FT Rate 23.5% 14.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 46.7%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 16.1%
DRB% 71.0% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 19.9%

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