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Sun Belt Conference · Mitchell Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USA -9.5 Away covered
O/U 129.5 Under
Money USA -485 / UL +370
Model Predictions
Spread Total USA win
Actual UL +3 115 Lost
Massey USA -12.7 (-15.7) — —
Massey Totals — 126.9 (-11.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USA -9.4 (-12.4) 131.4 (-16.4) 84% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USA -11.1 (-14.1) 128.7 (-13.7) 84% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USA -10.1 (-13.1) 131.6 (-16.6) 81% ✗
Baseline ML USA -10.1 (-13.1) 130.0 (-15.0) 77% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 31, 2025 USA 63 – 58 UL
Mar 1, 2025 USA 65 – 42 UL
Feb 2, 2025 USA 62 – 58 UL
Feb 4, 2024 UL 80 – 60 USA
Jan 20, 2024 UL 88 – 79 USA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USA UL
Overall 21-12 11-22
Conference 11-7 7-11
Home 10-4 7-8
Away 8-7 3-13
Neutral 3-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 73.2 63.7
Avg Pts Against 71.3 70.7
Massey -2.7 (#208) -12.0 (#332)
Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#132) -2.56 (#340)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#146) -3.27 (#342)
RPI 0.513 (#148) 0.406 (#331)
Shooting & Four Factors USA UL
FG% 46.5% 39.6%
3PT% 31.4% 31.9%
REB / G 35.1 30.4
OREB / G 8.8 9.3
AST / TO 1.12 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 46.6%
TOV% 15.0% 19.1%
ORB% 26.5% 27.3%
FT Rate 27.9% 18.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 17.8%
DRB% 66.4% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 15.1% 34.8%

Game Analysis

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