I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Sun Belt Conference · Cajundome · February 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ARST -8.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money UL +310 / ARST -395
Model Predictions
Spread Total UL win
Actual ARST +17 141 Lost
Massey ARST -8.0 (-9.0) — —
Massey Totals — 145.2 (-4.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 15% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ARST -6.5 (-10.5) 142.7 (-1.7) 25% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARST -8.1 (-8.9) 141.3 (-0.3) 20% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ARST -7.9 (-9.1) 141.7 (-0.7) 24% ✓
Baseline ML ARST -7.5 (-9.5) 144.2 (-3.2) 24% ✓

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 28, 2026 ARST 81 – 58 UL
Feb 27, 2025 ARST 83 – 64 UL
Jan 17, 2025 ARST 83 – 63 UL
Mar 9, 2024 ARST 89 – 62 UL
Jan 26, 2024 UL 81 – 75 ARST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UL ARST
Overall 11-22 20-12
Conference 7-11 11-7
Home 7-8 11-4
Away 3-13 9-7
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.7 81.8
Avg Pts Against 70.7 78.0
Massey -10.0 (#307) 1.0 (#148)
Bradley-Terry -1.38 (#294) 0.26 (#142)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.88 (#295) 0.39 (#135)
RPI 0.442 (#292) 0.534 (#103)
Shooting & Four Factors UL ARST
FG% 40.6% 43.9%
3PT% 33.6% 32.9%
REB / G 30.4 41.6
OREB / G 9.5 14.5
AST / TO 0.95 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 51.3%
TOV% 17.6% 19.9%
ORB% 28.2% 38.3%
FT Rate 19.6% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 15.2%
DRB% 68.8% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 33.4% 27.0%

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