I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Florida International Panthers
76 – 81 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference C-USA
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Conference USA · Ford Center At The Star (Neutral) · March 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread LT -2.0 Away covered
O/U 142.0 Over
Money FIU -110 / LT -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total FIU win
Actual LT +5 157 Lost
Massey LT -3.5 (-1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 145.3 (+11.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 47% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 43% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LT -2.6 (-2.4) 142.2 (+14.8) 38% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LT -3.5 (-1.5) 140.6 (+16.4) 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LT -2.1 (-2.9) 144.3 (+12.7) 42% ✓
Baseline ML LT -2.0 (-3.0) 144.4 (+12.6) 39% ✓

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 FIU 84 – 76 LT
Feb 14, 2026 FIU 77 – 64 LT
Feb 8, 2025 LT 82 – 71 FIU
Jan 10, 2025 LT 81 – 64 FIU
Feb 17, 2024 LT 75 – 68 FIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FIU LT
Overall 14-18 15-18
Conference 8-12 7-13
Home 11-7 9-6
Away 3-10 4-11
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 70.2
Avg Pts Against 75.5 72.0
Massey -2.8 (#220) 0.8 (#154)
Bradley-Terry -0.25 (#201) -0.14 (#186)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.50 (#219) -0.23 (#187)
RPI 0.472 (#237) 0.487 (#202)
Shooting & Four Factors FIU LT
FG% 46.2% 44.1%
3PT% 32.7% 34.6%
REB / G 31.2 33.3
OREB / G 8.7 10.1
AST / TO 0.81 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 51.3%
TOV% 20.6% 19.8%
ORB% 25.9% 30.1%
FT Rate 20.8% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 53.8%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 21.1%
DRB% 63.5% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 26.7%

Game Analysis

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