Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Sun Belt Conference · Mitchell Center · January 16, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ARST -4.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money USA +160 / ARST -192
Model Predictions
Spread Total USA win
Actual USA +4 178 Won
Massey ARST -0.8 (+4.8)
Massey Totals 155.2 (+22.8)
Bradley-Terry 41%
Weighted B-T 33%
Efficiency Plus ML ARST -0.9 (+4.9) 146.9 (+31.1) 41%
Baseline Tuned ML ARST -0.4 (+4.4) 147.3 (+30.7) 49%
Baseline ML ARST -0.3 (+4.3) 149.6 (+28.4) 46%
Baseline Plus ML USA -0.5 (+3.5) 149.4 (+28.6) 49%

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 14, 2026 USA 9288 ARST
Mar 9, 2025 ARST 7471 USA
Feb 20, 2025 USA 6056 ARST
Jan 10, 2025 USA 7662 ARST
Feb 24, 2024 ARST 9578 USA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USA ARST
Overall 21-12 20-12
Conference 11-7 11-7
Home 10-4 11-4
Away 8-7 9-7
Neutral 3-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 73.2 81.8
Avg Pts Against 71.3 78.0
Massey -3.0 (#214) 1.3 (#147)
Bradley-Terry 0.25 (#151) 1.18 (#86)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#161) 1.45 (#92)
RPI 0.500 (#174) 0.598 (#36)
Shooting & Four Factors USA ARST
FG% 46.5% 43.5%
3PT% 32.4% 30.9%
REB / G 35.2 40.3
OREB / G 8.9 14.1
AST / TO 1.08 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 50.1%
TOV% 15.7% 20.0%
ORB% 27.5% 37.6%
FT Rate 27.7% 30.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 15.9%
DRB% 66.7% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 15.0% 27.4%

Game Analysis

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