He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Sun Belt Conference · Fant-Ewing Coliseum · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TXST -10.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money ULM +410 / TXST -550
Model Predictions
Spread Total ULM win
Actual TXST +5 163 Lost
Massey TXST -0.8 (-4.2) — —
Massey Totals — 155.3 (+7.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 7% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 3% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TXST -3.0 (-2.0) 145.1 (+17.9) 42% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TXST -2.3 (-2.7) 146.8 (+16.2) 38% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TXST -2.6 (-2.4) 146.4 (+16.6) 37% ✓
Baseline ML TXST -3.0 (-2.0) 148.8 (+14.2) 47% ✓

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 14, 2026 TXST 95 – 84 ULM
Feb 20, 2025 TXST 80 – 63 ULM
Feb 14, 2025 TXST 72 – 60 ULM
Feb 28, 2024 TXST 73 – 55 ULM
Jan 13, 2024 TXST 67 – 54 ULM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ULM TXST
Overall 4-28 19-13
Conference 1-17 11-7
Home 3-10 16-1
Away 1-15 3-9
Neutral 0-3 0-3
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L8 L1
Avg Pts For 71.7 71.9
Avg Pts Against 85.4 72.5
Massey -14.2 (#344) -9.5 (#303)
Bradley-Terry -3.98 (#360) -0.78 (#240)
W. Bradley-Terry -5.47 (#359) -1.20 (#242)
RPI 0.343 (#360) 0.430 (#294)
Shooting & Four Factors ULM TXST
FG% 42.0% 44.2%
3PT% 34.7% 32.4%
REB / G 31.2 35.5
OREB / G 8.5 12.3
AST / TO 0.98 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.4% 48.3%
TOV% 18.5% 20.9%
ORB% 23.1% 36.0%
FT Rate 26.3% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 57.4% 53.3%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 19.3%
DRB% 65.4% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.5% 27.7%

Game Analysis

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