What ever happened to Leon Trotsky? "No More Heroes" - The Stranglers
Sun Belt Conference · Fant-Ewing Coliseum · January 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USM -9.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money ULM +380 / USM -500
Model Predictions
Spread Total ULM win
Actual USM +14 160 Lost
Massey USM -8.7 (-5.3)
Massey Totals 161.1 (-1.1)
Bradley-Terry 4%
Weighted B-T 1%
Baseline Plus ML USM -9.5 (-4.5) 152.1 (+7.9) 22%
Model 4 ML USM -7.2 (-6.8) 152.9 (+7.1) 24%
Model 3 ML USM -8.4 (-5.6) 149.0 (+11.0) 20%
Baseline ML USM -8.8 (-5.2) 150.5 (+9.5) 23%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 10, 2026 USM 7060 ULM
Feb 15, 2025 ULM 8174 USM
Jan 10, 2025 USM 8467 ULM
Feb 16, 2024 ULM 6859 USM
Jan 12, 2024 USM 7158 ULM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ULM USM
Overall 4-28 19-16
Conference 1-17 9-9
Home 3-10 10-3
Away 1-15 4-11
Neutral 0-3 5-2
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L8 L1
Avg Pts For 71.7 73.9
Avg Pts Against 85.4 74.8
Massey -13.8 (#343) -1.2 (#184)
Bradley-Terry -3.92 (#360) -0.18 (#186)
W. Bradley-Terry -5.45 (#359) -0.10 (#168)
RPI 0.344 (#358) 0.510 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors ULM USM
FG% 42.0% 44.6%
3PT% 34.9% 27.8%
REB / G 31.8 35.8
OREB / G 8.8 11.8
AST / TO 0.98 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 48.5%
TOV% 18.8% 17.5%
ORB% 24.0% 33.7%
FT Rate 26.6% 30.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 57.2% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 17.5%
DRB% 65.5% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 29.4%

Game Analysis

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