We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Sun Belt Conference · First National Bank Arena · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ARST -4.5 Home covered
O/U 160.5 Under
Money ARST -192 / TROY +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARST win
Actual ARST +12 160 Won
Massey ARST -3.7 (+8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 172.4 (-12.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ARST -2.5 (+9.5) 163.1 (-3.1) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARST -4.2 (+7.8) 162.3 (-2.3) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ARST -2.8 (+9.2) 158.9 (+1.1) 66% ✓
Baseline ML ARST -2.6 (+9.4) 160.6 (-0.6) 58% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 17, 2026 TROY 99 – 74 ARST
Mar 10, 2025 TROY 94 – 81 ARST
Feb 16, 2025 TROY 71 – 70 ARST
Jan 11, 2025 ARST 84 – 78 TROY
Feb 23, 2024 ARST 79 – 71 TROY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ARST TROY
Overall 20-12 22-12
Conference 11-7 12-6
Home 11-4 10-3
Away 9-7 9-7
Neutral 0-1 3-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.8 77.3
Avg Pts Against 78.0 74.5
Massey 1.6 (#144) 1.6 (#142)
Bradley-Terry 1.02 (#95) 1.18 (#87)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.36 (#95) 0.75 (#126)
RPI 0.580 (#57) 0.587 (#51)
Shooting & Four Factors ARST TROY
FG% 43.6% 44.1%
3PT% 30.5% 34.1%
REB / G 39.8 38.8
OREB / G 13.8 12.6
AST / TO 0.94 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 51.8%
TOV% 19.7% 17.7%
ORB% 37.0% 33.1%
FT Rate 29.7% 28.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 17.7%
DRB% 71.5% 66.5%
Opp FT Rate 28.3% 22.9%

Game Analysis

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