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Texas Longhorns
88 – 85
FINAL Conference
LSU Tigers
Southeastern Conference · Moody Center · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TEX -10.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money TEX -675 / LSU +490
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEX win
Actual TEX +3 173 Won
Massey TEX -7.3 (-4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 159.3 (+13.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TEX -8.5 (-5.5) 151.4 (+21.6) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEX -8.2 (-5.2) 150.3 (+22.7) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TEX -9.4 (-6.4) 154.4 (+18.6) 79% ✓
Baseline ML TEX -8.0 (-5.0) 152.9 (+20.1) 82% ✓

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 1, 2025 TEX 89 – 58 LSU
Dec 16, 2023 TEX 96 – 85 LSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEX LSU
Overall 21-15 15-17
Conference 9-9 3-15
Home 12-5 9-8
Away 5-6 3-7
Neutral 4-4 3-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 81.7 81.4
Avg Pts Against 76.1 78.5
Massey 15.1 (#35) 10.8 (#51)
Bradley-Terry 2.24 (#43) 1.23 (#80)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.39 (#33) 1.82 (#69)
RPI 0.557 (#67) 0.530 (#109)
Shooting & Four Factors TEX LSU
FG% 48.4% 47.3%
3PT% 34.1% 32.1%
REB / G 38.2 36.8
OREB / G 12.5 11.2
AST / TO 1.16 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 53.0%
TOV% 15.4% 15.4%
ORB% 37.7% 33.5%
FT Rate 35.4% 32.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 15.0%
DRB% 72.6% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 30.2% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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