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Troy Trojans
59 – 49
FINAL Conference
South Alabama Jaguars
Sun Belt Conference · Trojan Arena · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TROY -9.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money TROY -455 / USA +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total TROY win
Actual TROY +10 108 Won
Massey TROY -9.2 (+0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 161.1 (-53.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TROY -6.4 (+3.6) 148.7 (-40.7) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TROY -7.0 (+3.0) 151.9 (-43.9) 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TROY -6.2 (+3.8) 149.6 (-41.6) 75% ✓
Baseline ML TROY -7.3 (+2.7) 150.3 (-42.3) 74% ✓

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 21, 2026 USA 65 – 54 TROY
Jan 25, 2025 TROY 65 – 55 USA
Jan 18, 2025 USA 64 – 63 TROY
Jan 27, 2024 TROY 83 – 79 USA
Jan 19, 2024 USA 74 – 71 TROY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TROY USA
Overall 22-12 21-12
Conference 12-6 11-7
Home 10-3 10-4
Away 9-7 8-7
Neutral 3-2 3-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 77.3 73.2
Avg Pts Against 74.5 71.3
Massey 1.7 (#142) -3.6 (#222)
Bradley-Terry 0.99 (#99) 0.23 (#153)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.52 (#138) 0.14 (#160)
RPI 0.575 (#63) 0.485 (#203)
Shooting & Four Factors TROY USA
FG% 44.9% 46.6%
3PT% 34.6% 32.1%
REB / G 38.7 34.5
OREB / G 12.4 8.8
AST / TO 1.08 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 52.0%
TOV% 17.9% 15.3%
ORB% 32.8% 27.1%
FT Rate 29.8% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 18.6%
DRB% 66.3% 66.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 14.9%

Game Analysis

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