Funky Claude was running in and out / pulling kids out the ground "Smoke On the Water" - Deep Purple
Sam Houston Bearkats
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FINAL Conference
Liberty Flames
Conference USA · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -1.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money SHSU -110 / LIB -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual LIB +8 156 Lost
Massey SHSU -3.7 (-11.7)
Massey Totals 158.0 (-2.0)
Bradley-Terry 48%
Weighted B-T 53%
Efficiency Plus ML SHSU -1.9 (-9.9) 150.1 (+5.9) 62%
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -2.2 (-10.2) 148.7 (+7.3) 61%
Baseline ML SHSU -2.3 (-10.3) 150.0 (+6.0) 59%
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -2.7 (-10.7) 150.2 (+5.8) 59%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 LIB 7972 SHSU
Feb 8, 2025 LIB 6461 SHSU
Jan 10, 2025 LIB 7668 SHSU
Feb 18, 2024 SHSU 8373 LIB
Jan 21, 2024 LIB 8266 SHSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU LIB
Overall 22-12 26-8
Conference 13-7 17-3
Home 13-1 14-2
Away 6-10 11-3
Neutral 3-1 1-3
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 80.0 75.8
Avg Pts Against 76.9 72.2
Massey 4.5 (#109) 4.4 (#110)
Bradley-Terry 0.59 (#124) 1.27 (#82)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.84 (#122) 1.43 (#91)
RPI 0.546 (#92) 0.580 (#60)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU LIB
FG% 43.9% 49.5%
3PT% 35.7% 38.8%
REB / G 39.4 30.4
OREB / G 14.1 6.8
AST / TO 1.15 1.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 58.6%
TOV% 16.9% 13.9%
ORB% 37.3% 21.9%
FT Rate 24.1% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 17.3%
DRB% 67.7% 64.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.3% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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