The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Sun Belt Conference · GSU Convocation Center · January 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread GAST -2.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money GAST -135 / GASO +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total GAST win
Actual GAST +4 160 Won
Massey GAST -4.0 (-0.0)
Massey Totals 153.0 (+7.0)
Bradley-Terry 37%
Weighted B-T 41%
Baseline Plus ML GAST -2.5 (+1.5) 150.0 (+10.0) 62%
Model 4 ML GAST -3.2 (+0.8) 148.7 (+11.3) 69%
Model 3 ML GAST -1.9 (+2.1) 146.0 (+14.0) 60%
Baseline ML GAST -1.6 (+2.4) 147.4 (+12.6) 60%

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 20, 2026 GAST 6664 GASO
Dec 19, 2025 GASO 9067 GAST
Mar 6, 2025 GAST 8071 GASO
Mar 1, 2025 GASO 7675 GAST
Jan 20, 2024 GASO 8670 GAST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GAST GASO
Overall 14-19 17-16
Conference 8-10 8-10
Home 9-6 11-3
Away 3-11 4-11
Neutral 2-2 2-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.2 74.1
Avg Pts Against 78.7 76.1
Massey -8.7 (#304) -8.6 (#301)
Bradley-Terry -1.70 (#308) -0.40 (#210)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.22 (#307) -0.97 (#240)
RPI 0.438 (#286) 0.469 (#226)
Shooting & Four Factors GAST GASO
FG% 41.5% 42.2%
3PT% 30.7% 33.3%
REB / G 37.8 36.6
OREB / G 12.4 12.4
AST / TO 0.84 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.8% 49.5%
TOV% 19.4% 20.9%
ORB% 33.6% 31.0%
FT Rate 23.8% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 13.4% 19.3%
DRB% 69.8% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 32.5%

Game Analysis

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