I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
Tennessee State Tigers
69 – 55
FINAL Neutral Conference OVC
Lindenwood Lions
Ohio Valley Conference · Ford Center (Neutral) · March 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TNST -2.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money TNST -155 / LIN +135
Model Predictions
Spread Total TNST win
Actual TNST +14 124 Won
Massey TNST -4.6 (+9.4) — —
Massey Totals — 152.4 (-28.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TNST -3.0 (+11.0) 148.2 (-24.2) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TNST -4.4 (+9.6) 148.7 (-24.7) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TNST -3.6 (+10.4) 145.5 (-21.5) 63% ✓
Baseline ML TNST -3.6 (+10.4) 146.2 (-22.2) 67% ✓

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 TNST 89 – 80 LIN
Jan 24, 2026 TNST 96 – 86 LIN
Feb 8, 2025 TNST 84 – 76 LIN
Jan 10, 2025 LIN 72 – 62 TNST
Feb 9, 2024 TNST 65 – 55 LIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TNST LIN
Overall 17-16 16-17
Conference 12-8 10-10
Home 12-3 11-3
Away 4-10 3-12
Neutral 1-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.1 68.3
Avg Pts Against 75.4 74.2
Massey -5.4 (#251) -10.0 (#322)
Bradley-Terry -1.12 (#272) -1.22 (#280)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.52 (#282) -2.20 (#320)
RPI 0.472 (#234) 0.464 (#258)
Shooting & Four Factors TNST LIN
FG% 45.9% 40.5%
3PT% 32.4% 26.7%
REB / G 38.7 35.7
OREB / G 11.9 11.5
AST / TO 0.81 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 45.2%
TOV% 21.3% 17.8%
ORB% 33.6% 30.0%
FT Rate 28.6% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 19.2%
DRB% 70.1% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 24.8%

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