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Sun Belt Conference · Reed Green Coliseum · January 11, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TXST -3.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money USM +145 / TXST -170
Model Predictions
Spread Total USM win
Actual USM +4 180 Won
Massey TXST -4.5 (+8.5) — —
Massey Totals — 143.7 (+36.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 33% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TXST -3.6 (+7.6) 143.2 (+36.8) 34% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TXST -3.4 (+7.4) 139.9 (+40.1) 37% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TXST -3.1 (+7.1) 141.5 (+38.5) 37% ✗
Baseline ML TXST -3.4 (+7.4) 142.5 (+37.5) 35% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 USM 81 – 77 TXST
Jan 17, 2026 TXST 74 – 67 USM
Jan 9, 2026 USM 80 – 70 TXST
Jan 18, 2025 TXST 85 – 82 USM
Mar 7, 2024 TXST 75 – 59 USM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USM TXST
Overall 11-22 16-16
Conference 5-13 9-9
Home 9-6 10-4
Away 1-13 4-10
Neutral 1-3 2-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.9 74.7
Avg Pts Against 76.5 74.5
Massey -8.0 (#298) 0.4 (#154)
Bradley-Terry -1.32 (#289) 0.14 (#159)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.77 (#291) -0.27 (#191)
RPI 0.407 (#328) 0.515 (#144)
Shooting & Four Factors USM TXST
FG% 43.0% 45.4%
3PT% 31.7% 36.6%
REB / G 35.9 35.4
OREB / G 11.2 10.8
AST / TO 0.95 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 50.3%
TOV% 21.7% 18.5%
ORB% 31.3% 33.0%
FT Rate 23.6% 30.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 16.4%
DRB% 68.8% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 29.7%

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