In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Sun Belt Conference · Strahan Arena at the University Events Center · January 31, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TXST -11.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money TXST -1000 / UL +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total TXST win
Actual UL +9 131 Lost
Massey TXST -15.0 (-24.0) — —
Massey Totals — 147.8 (-16.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TXST -10.9 (-19.9) 144.0 (-13.0) 85% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TXST -9.8 (-18.8) 143.1 (-12.1) 82% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TXST -10.9 (-19.9) 145.3 (-14.3) 87% ✗
Baseline ML TXST -10.8 (-19.8) 145.2 (-14.2) 86% ✗

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 23, 2025 TXST 89 – 74 UL
Jan 28, 2024 UL 66 – 46 TXST
Jan 18, 2024 UL 86 – 68 TXST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TXST UL
Overall 16-16 12-21
Conference 9-9 8-10
Home 10-4 5-12
Away 4-10 6-5
Neutral 2-2 1-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 64.9
Avg Pts Against 74.5 73.3
Massey -0.0 (#166) -11.7 (#337)
Bradley-Terry 0.05 (#169) -1.88 (#327)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.23 (#190) -2.45 (#324)
RPI 0.521 (#138) 0.437 (#284)
Shooting & Four Factors TXST UL
FG% 45.9% 39.8%
3PT% 37.7% 30.4%
REB / G 36.5 30.3
OREB / G 11.2 9.6
AST / TO 1.05 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 45.7%
TOV% 18.1% 15.6%
ORB% 33.5% 26.3%
FT Rate 30.6% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 18.4%
DRB% 70.3% 65.0%
Opp FT Rate 28.1% 33.3%

Game Analysis

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