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Sun Belt Conference · Strahan Arena at the University Events Center · December 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TXST -3.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money TXST -175 / USA +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total TXST win
Actual TXST +2 132 Won
Massey USA -1.8 (+3.8) — —
Massey Totals — 140.7 (-8.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 29% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USA -1.6 (+3.6) 139.6 (-7.6) 45% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USA -1.8 (+3.8) 139.9 (-7.9) 43% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USA -1.2 (+3.2) 138.8 (-6.8) 44% ✗
Baseline ML USA -1.7 (+3.7) 140.1 (-8.1) 42% ✗

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 TXST 90 – 82 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 TXST USA
Overall 19-13 21-12
Conference 11-7 11-7
Home 16-1 10-4
Away 3-9 8-7
Neutral 0-3 3-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 71.9 73.2
Avg Pts Against 72.5 71.3
Massey -9.1 (#306) -3.0 (#211)
Bradley-Terry -1.06 (#261) 0.65 (#128)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.33 (#252) 0.69 (#136)
RPI 0.408 (#318) 0.493 (#187)
Shooting & Four Factors TXST USA
FG% 44.6% 46.8%
3PT% 32.4% 32.9%
REB / G 35.2 35.0
OREB / G 11.5 9.0
AST / TO 0.88 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 52.4%
TOV% 21.2% 14.9%
ORB% 34.4% 27.0%
FT Rate 25.7% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 18.9%
DRB% 70.3% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 13.9%

Game Analysis

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