Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Sun Belt Conference · Mitchell Center · January 7, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USA -5.0 Away covered
O/U 134.0 Over
Money USA -220 / APP +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total USA win
Actual APP +8 136 Lost
Massey USA -10.7 (-18.7) — —
Massey Totals — 133.4 (+2.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USA -7.7 (-15.7) 137.4 (-1.4) 78% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USA -6.4 (-14.4) 135.4 (+0.6) 77% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USA -8.3 (-16.3) 138.3 (-2.3) 81% ✗
Baseline ML USA -8.6 (-16.6) 137.6 (-1.6) 81% ✗

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 4, 2026 APP 65 – 57 USA
Jan 5, 2024 APP 91 – 84 USA
Mar 2, 2023 USA 68 – 61 APP
Feb 11, 2023 USA 74 – 57 APP
Feb 19, 2022 APP 69 – 51 USA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USA APP
Overall 21-12 19-15
Conference 9-7 12-6
Home 15-3 11-5
Away 4-8 6-7
Neutral 2-1 2-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 69.5 65.3
Avg Pts Against 65.7 65.3
Massey 4.3 (#107) -2.3 (#219)
Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#122) -0.29 (#204)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.88 (#118) -0.25 (#196)
RPI 0.559 (#81) 0.492 (#185)
Shooting & Four Factors USA APP
FG% 46.4% 40.2%
3PT% 31.8% 30.0%
REB / G 32.7 31.9
OREB / G 8.8 9.2
AST / TO 0.69 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 47.0%
TOV% 20.3% 16.0%
ORB% 26.6% 26.1%
FT Rate 20.3% 17.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 54.1%
Opp TOV% 23.4% 18.4%
DRB% 72.1% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.6% 16.1%

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