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Sun Belt Conference · Mitchell Center · January 31, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USA -15.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money USA -2500 / ULM +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total USA win
Actual ULM +4 120 Lost
Massey USA -17.9 (-21.9) — —
Massey Totals — 133.0 (-13.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USA -12.9 (-16.9) 131.5 (-11.5) 86% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USA -13.4 (-17.4) 131.7 (-11.7) 82% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USA -13.3 (-17.3) 131.7 (-11.7) 84% ✗
Baseline ML USA -13.5 (-17.5) 131.6 (-11.6) 84% ✗

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 26, 2026 USA 89 – 54 ULM
Dec 18, 2025 USA 96 – 92 ULM
Jan 28, 2025 ULM 77 – 66 USA
Mar 2, 2024 USA 80 – 69 ULM
Jan 26, 2024 ULM 80 – 66 USA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USA ULM
Overall 21-11 7-25
Conference 13-5 3-15
Home 13-4 5-11
Away 8-6 2-12
Neutral 0-1 0-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 71.1 66.1
Avg Pts Against 65.5 76.9
Massey 2.4 (#123) -12.3 (#340)
Bradley-Terry 0.07 (#167) -2.91 (#355)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.21 (#156) -3.44 (#351)
RPI 0.490 (#191) 0.356 (#360)
Shooting & Four Factors USA ULM
FG% 42.7% 39.2%
3PT% 32.7% 31.2%
REB / G 34.6 35.5
OREB / G 9.4 11.3
AST / TO 1.52 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 44.8%
TOV% 15.1% 17.6%
ORB% 27.2% 29.9%
FT Rate 21.4% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 21.2% 17.6%
DRB% 67.8% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 17.5% 18.9%

Game Analysis

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