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Sun Belt Conference · Mitchell Center · February 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USA -3.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money USA -185 / TXST +154
Model Predictions
Spread Total USA win
Actual TXST +8 172 Lost
Massey USA -6.7 (-14.7) — —
Massey Totals — 140.0 (+32.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USA -5.2 (-13.2) 140.8 (+31.2) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USA -5.0 (-13.0) 142.0 (+30.0) 66% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USA -4.6 (-12.6) 140.7 (+31.3) 68% ✗
Baseline ML USA -4.9 (-12.9) 142.7 (+29.3) 68% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 20, 2025 TXST 67 – 65 USA
Feb 22, 2025 TXST 93 – 92 USA
Feb 15, 2025 USA 70 – 65 TXST
Feb 16, 2024 USA 72 – 55 TXST
Feb 2, 2024 TXST 74 – 66 USA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USA TXST
Overall 21-12 19-13
Conference 11-7 11-7
Home 10-4 16-1
Away 8-7 3-9
Neutral 3-1 0-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 73.2 71.9
Avg Pts Against 71.3 72.5
Massey -2.1 (#202) -5.9 (#262)
Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#123) -0.28 (#200)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.41 (#134) -0.57 (#212)
RPI 0.531 (#111) 0.481 (#221)
Shooting & Four Factors USA TXST
FG% 46.3% 46.1%
3PT% 33.9% 32.1%
REB / G 34.8 35.2
OREB / G 8.6 11.2
AST / TO 1.30 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 50.1%
TOV% 13.3% 18.9%
ORB% 25.5% 34.0%
FT Rate 26.0% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 18.5%
DRB% 67.8% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 16.4% 27.2%

Game Analysis

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