Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ETSU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money SAM +140 / ETSU -166
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual ETSU +1 151 Lost
Massey ETSU -6.6 (+5.6) — —
Massey Totals — 147.6 (+3.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 36% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ETSU -5.2 (+4.2) 144.1 (+6.9) 27% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ETSU -4.7 (+3.7) 141.8 (+9.2) 33% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ETSU -4.8 (+3.8) 141.2 (+9.8) 31% ✓
Baseline ML ETSU -5.3 (+4.3) 143.2 (+7.8) 27% ✓

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 SAM 82 – 72 ETSU
Feb 8, 2025 ETSU 66 – 59 SAM
Jan 18, 2025 ETSU 65 – 60 SAM
Mar 11, 2024 SAM 76 – 69 ETSU
Feb 24, 2024 SAM 87 – 71 ETSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM ETSU
Overall 18-14 23-11
Conference 11-7 13-5
Home 11-3 13-4
Away 6-9 8-6
Neutral 1-2 2-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.8 76.8
Avg Pts Against 77.0 70.1
Massey -6.5 (#266) 3.5 (#117)
Bradley-Terry -1.01 (#256) -0.23 (#195)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.39 (#260) -0.19 (#183)
RPI 0.450 (#262) 0.486 (#196)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM ETSU
FG% 42.3% 48.6%
3PT% 32.1% 34.3%
REB / G 35.8 32.8
OREB / G 9.8 9.2
AST / TO 1.51 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 55.3%
TOV% 13.1% 16.1%
ORB% 25.6% 29.2%
FT Rate 28.2% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 13.3% 20.4%
DRB% 70.9% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 26.4%

Game Analysis

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