And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Sun Belt Conference · The HTC Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CCU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money CCU -298 / GAST +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total CCU win
Actual GAST +18 160 Lost
Massey CCU -10.6 (-28.6)
Massey Totals 141.5 (+18.5)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 88%
Baseline Plus ML CCU -8.7 (-26.7) 143.3 (+16.7) 79%
Model 4 ML CCU -6.4 (-24.4) 145.9 (+14.1) 77%
Model 3 ML CCU -8.0 (-26.0) 139.0 (+21.0) 80%
Baseline ML CCU -8.2 (-26.2) 139.6 (+20.4) 77%

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 25, 2026 CCU 7671 GAST
Feb 27, 2025 CCU 8074 GAST
Jan 11, 2025 GAST 7974 CCU
Feb 22, 2024 GAST 7271 CCU
Jan 27, 2024 CCU 8583 GAST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CCU GAST
Overall 19-13 10-22
Conference 11-7 7-11
Home 8-5 7-7
Away 10-7 3-12
Neutral 1-1 0-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 71.8 68.4
Avg Pts Against 73.5 75.4
Massey -4.7 (#234) -11.4 (#326)
Bradley-Terry -0.44 (#214) -1.71 (#307)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.81 (#224) -2.11 (#294)
RPI 0.483 (#209) 0.406 (#330)
Shooting & Four Factors CCU GAST
FG% 38.9% 35.9%
3PT% 31.4% 27.3%
REB / G 39.4 34.7
OREB / G 10.1 10.5
AST / TO 1.01 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.1% 42.1%
TOV% 13.9% 18.6%
ORB% 24.9% 27.0%
FT Rate 21.7% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.5% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 13.7% 16.3%
DRB% 73.7% 66.1%
Opp FT Rate 29.8% 26.7%

Game Analysis

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