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 · Mitchell Center · January 10, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USA -0.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money USA -115 / ARST -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total USA win
Actual USA +14 138 Won
Massey USA -3.9 (+10.1) — —
Massey Totals — 137.2 (+0.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 57% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USA -2.9 (+11.1) 136.3 (+1.7) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USA -3.1 (+10.9) 139.5 (-1.5) 64% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USA -3.5 (+10.5) 137.6 (+0.4) 70% ✓
Baseline ML USA -3.5 (+10.5) 137.5 (+0.5) 61% ✓

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 14, 2026 USA 92 – 88 ARST
Jan 16, 2026 USA 91 – 87 ARST
Mar 9, 2025 ARST 74 – 71 USA
Feb 20, 2025 USA 60 – 56 ARST
Feb 24, 2024 ARST 95 – 78 USA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USA ARST
Overall 21-11 25-11
Conference 13-5 13-5
Home 13-4 14-2
Away 8-6 8-6
Neutral 0-1 3-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.1 78.7
Avg Pts Against 65.5 70.5
Massey 5.1 (#93) 5.4 (#90)
Bradley-Terry 0.49 (#133) 1.12 (#78)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.99 (#105) 1.59 (#78)
RPI 0.508 (#152) 0.572 (#59)
Shooting & Four Factors USA ARST
FG% 44.1% 41.3%
3PT% 32.2% 31.7%
REB / G 34.3 40.8
OREB / G 9.2 12.9
AST / TO 1.62 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 48.1%
TOV% 14.5% 16.1%
ORB% 27.5% 32.0%
FT Rate 22.5% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.7% 44.5%
Opp TOV% 22.4% 18.1%
DRB% 70.0% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 15.6% 27.2%

Game Analysis

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