So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Conference USA · E.A. Diddle Arena · January 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread WKU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money WKU -485 / LT +370
Model Predictions
Spread Total WKU win
Actual WKU +5 127 Won
Massey WKU -12.6 (-7.6) — —
Massey Totals — 140.0 (-13.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WKU -8.9 (-3.9) 135.1 (-8.1) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WKU -7.5 (-2.5) 135.3 (-8.3) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WKU -8.8 (-3.8) 132.9 (-5.9) 84% ✓
Baseline ML WKU -9.2 (-4.2) 133.3 (-6.3) 81% ✓

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 23, 2025 WKU 64 – 63 LT
Jan 24, 2025 LT 77 – 67 WKU
Feb 29, 2024 LT 90 – 84 WKU
Feb 8, 2024 WKU 81 – 76 LT
Feb 24, 2023 WKU 76 – 66 LT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WKU LT
Overall 18-14 20-14
Conference 11-9 11-9
Home 12-4 14-3
Away 5-7 4-10
Neutral 1-3 2-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 77.9 67.8
Avg Pts Against 77.0 67.8
Massey 2.8 (#127) -6.0 (#256)
Bradley-Terry 0.51 (#126) -0.55 (#223)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.54 (#138) -1.15 (#245)
RPI 0.522 (#125) 0.454 (#261)
Shooting & Four Factors WKU LT
FG% 41.7% 41.3%
3PT% 31.8% 26.1%
REB / G 41.7 38.2
OREB / G 14.5 13.2
AST / TO 1.15 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.5% 45.6%
TOV% 14.9% 18.5%
ORB% 34.3% 35.7%
FT Rate 29.9% 21.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 17.7%
DRB% 70.9% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 29.8% 22.1%

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