But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Conference USA · Murphy Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MTSU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money MTSU -298 / LT +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTSU win
Actual MTSU +37 139 Won
Massey MTSU -10.9 (+26.1) — —
Massey Totals — 123.7 (+15.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTSU -6.8 (+30.2) 129.5 (+9.5) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTSU -7.5 (+29.5) 131.3 (+7.7) 72% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MTSU -7.0 (+30.0) 127.8 (+11.2) 78% ✓
Baseline ML MTSU -8.0 (+29.0) 128.3 (+10.7) 76% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 LT 80 – 69 MTSU
Jan 15, 2026 LT 59 – 58 MTSU
Mar 14, 2025 MTSU 77 – 75 LT
Feb 21, 2025 LT 85 – 74 MTSU
Jan 25, 2025 LT 75 – 69 MTSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTSU LT
Overall 17-15 20-14
Conference 11-9 11-9
Home 11-4 14-3
Away 5-8 4-10
Neutral 1-3 2-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.5 67.8
Avg Pts Against 74.6 67.8
Massey 3.5 (#120) -3.5 (#219)
Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#110) -0.38 (#210)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.93 (#114) -0.98 (#234)
RPI 0.590 (#47) 0.462 (#244)
Shooting & Four Factors MTSU LT
FG% 42.3% 41.5%
3PT% 32.0% 26.5%
REB / G 36.3 39.2
OREB / G 11.8 13.8
AST / TO 0.99 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 45.8%
TOV% 18.1% 18.1%
ORB% 31.5% 36.6%
FT Rate 19.2% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 44.9%
Opp TOV% 13.9% 18.3%
DRB% 68.0% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 24.3%

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