We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USA -0.5 (+3.5) 149.4 (+28.6) 49% ✗
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% ✗

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 92 – 88 ARST
Mar 9, 2025 ARST 74 – 71 USA
Feb 20, 2025 USA 60 – 56 ARST
Jan 10, 2025 USA 76 – 62 ARST
Feb 24, 2024 ARST 95 – 78 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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