Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Sun Belt Conference · Trojan Arena · January 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TROY -8.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money TROY -455 / USM +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total TROY win
Actual TROY +26 156 Won
Massey TROY -7.0 (+19.0)
Massey Totals 158.6 (-2.6)
Bradley-Terry 84%
Weighted B-T 79%
Baseline Plus ML TROY -5.5 (+20.5) 150.4 (+5.6) 72%
Model 4 ML TROY -7.7 (+18.3) 151.7 (+4.3) 81%
Model 3 ML TROY -5.3 (+20.7) 148.4 (+7.6) 74%
Baseline ML TROY -5.6 (+20.4) 148.8 (+7.2) 71%

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 8, 2026 TROY 7870 USM
Feb 15, 2026 USM 6965 TROY
Mar 1, 2025 TROY 7058 USM
Jan 27, 2025 TROY 7061 USM
Jan 20, 2024 USM 6463 TROY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TROY USM
Overall 22-12 19-16
Conference 12-6 9-9
Home 10-3 10-3
Away 9-7 4-11
Neutral 3-2 5-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.3 73.9
Avg Pts Against 74.5 74.8
Massey 1.6 (#142) -2.0 (#198)
Bradley-Terry 0.98 (#93) -0.11 (#185)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.59 (#127) -0.11 (#180)
RPI 0.578 (#55) 0.523 (#132)
Shooting & Four Factors TROY USM
FG% 44.6% 45.6%
3PT% 35.7% 28.5%
REB / G 38.4 36.3
OREB / G 12.7 11.1
AST / TO 1.19 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 49.7%
TOV% 17.7% 18.2%
ORB% 33.7% 32.6%
FT Rate 26.0% 31.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 17.8%
DRB% 67.0% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 27.4%

Game Analysis

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