The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Southern Jaguars
62 – 65 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference SWAC
Grambling Tigers
Southwestern Athletic Conference · Gateway Center (Neutral) · March 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SOU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 125.5 Over
Money SOU -250 / GRAM +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total SOU win
Actual GRAM +3 127 Lost
Massey SOU -6.2 (-9.2) — —
Massey Totals — 126.4 (+0.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SOU -6.2 (-9.2) 128.1 (-1.1) 73% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SOU -5.8 (-8.8) 128.3 (-1.3) 71% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SOU -6.4 (-9.4) 129.2 (-2.2) 71% ✗
Baseline ML SOU -5.9 (-8.9) 126.1 (+0.9) 70% ✗

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 SOU 87 – 73 GRAM
Jan 17, 2026 SOU 71 – 53 GRAM
Feb 22, 2025 SOU 71 – 64 GRAM
Jan 18, 2025 SOU 67 – 60 GRAM
Feb 24, 2024 GRAM 63 – 57 SOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SOU GRAM
Overall 20-12 12-22
Conference 15-3 7-11
Home 11-1 6-7
Away 9-10 4-12
Neutral 0-1 2-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.6 64.4
Avg Pts Against 69.5 69.3
Massey -3.8 (#229) -10.0 (#324)
Bradley-Terry -0.38 (#205) -2.62 (#351)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.24 (#182) -3.18 (#351)
RPI 0.503 (#171) 0.419 (#324)
Shooting & Four Factors SOU GRAM
FG% 42.5% 42.2%
3PT% 31.6% 32.3%
REB / G 35.8 32.1
OREB / G 12.1 8.6
AST / TO 0.97 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.8% 47.9%
TOV% 18.2% 19.4%
ORB% 33.8% 26.2%
FT Rate 25.1% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 21.1% 18.1%
DRB% 71.6% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 29.4% 23.7%

Game Analysis

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