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Sun Belt Conference · Mitchell Center · January 14, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USA -1.5 Home covered
O/U 145.0 Under
Money USA -125 / GAST +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total USA win
Actual USA +9 139 Won
Massey USA -11.7 (-2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 151.0 (-12.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USA -7.3 (+1.7) 146.7 (-7.7) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USA -9.6 (-0.6) 148.9 (-9.9) 84% ✓
Baseline ML USA -9.8 (-0.8) 148.8 (-9.8) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USA -8.7 (+0.3) 148.4 (-9.4) 83% ✓

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 3, 2025 USA 77 – 51 GAST
Jan 6, 2024 GAST 90 – 76 USA
Dec 31, 2022 GAST 68 – 58 USA
Feb 5, 2022 GAST 69 – 62 USA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USA GAST
Overall 21-12 18-11
Conference 9-7 9-5
Home 15-3 8-4
Away 4-8 6-6
Neutral 2-1 4-1
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.5 68.5
Avg Pts Against 65.7 68.2
Massey 2.8 (#124) -5.0 (#256)
Bradley-Terry 0.36 (#150) -0.87 (#255)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.42 (#149) -0.82 (#232)
RPI 0.530 (#113) 0.450 (#264)
Shooting & Four Factors USA GAST
FG% 45.9% 39.5%
3PT% 31.5% 36.5%
REB / G 33.2 33.6
OREB / G 9.0 10.7
AST / TO 0.71 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 46.4%
TOV% 19.9% 16.5%
ORB% 26.8% 26.9%
FT Rate 18.8% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 54.8%
Opp TOV% 22.7% 21.6%
DRB% 72.3% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 24.4%

Game Analysis

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