Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Sun Belt Conference · Trojan Arena · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TROY -3.5 Home covered
O/U 165.5 Over
Money TROY -170 / ARST +142
Model Predictions
Spread Total TROY win
Actual TROY +25 173 Won
Massey TROY -5.0 (+20.0) — —
Massey Totals — 173.8 (-0.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TROY -4.6 (+20.4) 159.6 (+13.4) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TROY -4.1 (+20.9) 159.2 (+13.8) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TROY -5.3 (+19.7) 159.0 (+14.0) 72% ✓
Baseline ML TROY -5.3 (+19.7) 159.0 (+14.0) 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

Jan 8, 2026 ARST 86 – 74 TROY
Mar 10, 2025 TROY 94 – 81 ARST
Feb 16, 2025 TROY 71 – 70 ARST
Jan 11, 2025 ARST 84 – 78 TROY
Feb 23, 2024 ARST 79 – 71 TROY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TROY ARST
Overall 22-12 20-12
Conference 12-6 11-7
Home 10-3 11-4
Away 9-7 9-7
Neutral 3-2 0-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.3 81.8
Avg Pts Against 74.5 78.0
Massey 2.7 (#130) 1.0 (#149)
Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#91) 0.99 (#95)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.68 (#119) 1.21 (#96)
RPI 0.581 (#50) 0.593 (#44)
Shooting & Four Factors TROY ARST
FG% 45.1% 43.4%
3PT% 36.1% 30.8%
REB / G 38.1 41.0
OREB / G 12.7 14.2
AST / TO 1.20 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 50.2%
TOV% 17.3% 20.2%
ORB% 33.9% 37.6%
FT Rate 25.5% 29.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 15.2%
DRB% 66.8% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 27.6%

Game Analysis

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