Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Sun Belt Conference · Cajundome · January 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TXST -5.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money UL +195 / TXST -230
Model Predictions
Spread Total UL win
Actual TXST +15 163 Lost
Massey TXST -7.9 (-7.1) — —
Massey Totals — 147.4 (+15.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 25% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 23% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TXST -7.0 (-8.0) 145.7 (+17.3) 29% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TXST -6.9 (-8.1) 142.9 (+20.1) 30% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TXST -7.1 (-7.9) 144.8 (+18.2) 25% ✓
Baseline ML TXST -6.9 (-8.1) 145.6 (+17.4) 26% ✓

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 21, 2026 UL 67 – 54 TXST
Jan 15, 2026 TXST 59 – 54 UL
Jan 31, 2025 UL 70 – 61 TXST
Jan 28, 2024 UL 66 – 46 TXST
Jan 18, 2024 UL 86 – 68 TXST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UL TXST
Overall 12-21 16-16
Conference 8-10 9-9
Home 5-12 10-4
Away 6-5 4-10
Neutral 1-4 2-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.9 74.7
Avg Pts Against 73.3 74.5
Massey -11.3 (#330) -0.1 (#162)
Bradley-Terry -1.70 (#318) 0.03 (#176)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.20 (#312) -0.29 (#194)
RPI 0.447 (#263) 0.514 (#154)
Shooting & Four Factors UL TXST
FG% 40.2% 45.3%
3PT% 31.3% 38.0%
REB / G 30.8 37.0
OREB / G 9.5 11.6
AST / TO 1.03 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.3% 50.3%
TOV% 16.2% 17.3%
ORB% 26.3% 33.7%
FT Rate 20.3% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 16.4%
DRB% 64.9% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 31.8% 27.7%

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