I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Sun Belt Conference · Strahan Arena at the University Events Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TXST -2.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money TXST -142 / USM +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total TXST win
Actual TXST +7 141 Won
Massey USM -1.9 (+8.9)
Massey Totals 142.7 (-1.7)
Bradley-Terry 49%
Weighted B-T 42%
Efficiency Plus ML USM -0.9 (+7.9) 142.4 (-1.4) 47%
Baseline Tuned ML USM -2.0 (+9.0) 140.8 (+0.2) 43%
Baseline ML USM -2.0 (+9.0) 142.0 (-1.0) 42%
Baseline Plus ML USM -1.7 (+8.7) 143.2 (-2.2) 43%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 USM 8177 TXST
Jan 9, 2026 USM 8070 TXST
Jan 18, 2025 TXST 8582 USM
Jan 11, 2025 USM 9288 TXST
Mar 7, 2024 TXST 7559 USM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TXST USM
Overall 19-13 19-16
Conference 11-7 9-9
Home 16-1 10-3
Away 3-9 4-11
Neutral 0-3 5-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.9 73.9
Avg Pts Against 72.5 74.8
Massey -8.4 (#287) -3.1 (#217)
Bradley-Terry -0.79 (#237) -0.18 (#188)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.24 (#254) -0.29 (#192)
RPI 0.437 (#283) 0.522 (#131)
Shooting & Four Factors TXST USM
FG% 45.2% 45.5%
3PT% 31.0% 27.6%
REB / G 35.6 36.1
OREB / G 11.9 11.1
AST / TO 0.92 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 49.5%
TOV% 20.5% 18.6%
ORB% 34.8% 32.8%
FT Rate 23.5% 30.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.5% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 17.5%
DRB% 70.8% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 28.1% 26.8%

Game Analysis

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