I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Sun Belt Conference · Reed Green Coliseum · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USM -2.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money USM -140 / GASO +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total USM win
Actual USM +4 140 Won
Massey USM -3.4 (+0.6)
Massey Totals 154.5 (-14.5)
Bradley-Terry 54%
Weighted B-T 61%
Baseline ML USM -1.7 (+2.3) 147.6 (-7.6) 60%
Baseline Plus ML USM -1.7 (+2.3) 149.2 (-9.2) 60%
Efficiency Plus ML USM -2.8 (+1.2) 150.9 (-10.9) 67%
Baseline Tuned ML USM -1.7 (+2.3) 147.1 (-7.1) 60%

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 5, 2025 GASO 7864 USM
Dec 30, 2023 GASO 8867 USM
Feb 18, 2023 USM 7362 GASO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USM GASO
Overall 11-22 17-16
Conference 5-13 8-10
Home 9-6 11-3
Away 1-13 4-11
Neutral 1-3 2-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.9 74.1
Avg Pts Against 76.5 76.1
Massey -6.6 (#269) -6.8 (#273)
Bradley-Terry -1.03 (#258) -0.61 (#227)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.40 (#271) -1.17 (#248)
RPI 0.445 (#271) 0.483 (#200)
Shooting & Four Factors USM GASO
FG% 42.1% 42.4%
3PT% 31.6% 33.5%
REB / G 37.6 36.9
OREB / G 11.4 13.0
AST / TO 0.93 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 49.6%
TOV% 20.9% 19.6%
ORB% 30.6% 32.6%
FT Rate 23.5% 18.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 19.1%
DRB% 69.6% 66.4%
Opp FT Rate 26.1% 32.9%

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