He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Sun Belt Conference · Mitchell Center · February 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USA -6.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money USA -290 / TXST +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total USA win
Actual USA +5 135 Won
Massey USA -7.4 (-2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 138.9 (-3.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USA -6.6 (-1.6) 141.2 (-6.2) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USA -5.4 (-0.4) 141.0 (-6.0) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USA -6.0 (-1.0) 139.6 (-4.6) 75% ✓
Baseline ML USA -5.8 (-0.8) 141.1 (-6.1) 77% ✓

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 20, 2026 TXST 90 – 82 USA
Dec 20, 2025 TXST 67 – 65 USA
Feb 22, 2025 TXST 93 – 92 USA
Feb 16, 2024 USA 72 – 55 TXST
Feb 2, 2024 TXST 74 – 66 USA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USA TXST
Overall 21-11 16-16
Conference 13-5 9-9
Home 13-4 10-4
Away 8-6 4-10
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.1 74.7
Avg Pts Against 65.5 74.5
Massey 2.0 (#129) -2.3 (#204)
Bradley-Terry 0.02 (#168) -0.51 (#217)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#163) -0.83 (#229)
RPI 0.501 (#177) 0.485 (#208)
Shooting & Four Factors USA TXST
FG% 43.6% 46.2%
3PT% 31.9% 36.6%
REB / G 35.1 35.2
OREB / G 9.2 10.8
AST / TO 1.49 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 51.2%
TOV% 14.8% 18.4%
ORB% 26.9% 32.8%
FT Rate 21.6% 27.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 20.4% 16.6%
DRB% 69.1% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 16.3% 28.8%

Game Analysis

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