And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Southeastern Conference · Humphrey Coliseum · January 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MSST -3.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money MSST -185 / MISS +154
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSST win
Actual MISS +1 135 Lost
Massey MSST -1.9 (-2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 150.8 (-15.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MSST -1.4 (-2.4) 148.2 (-13.2) 59% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSST -2.5 (-3.5) 150.3 (-15.3) 62% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MSST -2.8 (-3.8) 146.1 (-11.1) 65% ✗
Baseline ML MSST -1.9 (-2.9) 148.1 (-13.1) 63% ✗

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 MSST 90 – 78 MISS
Feb 15, 2025 MSST 81 – 71 MISS
Jan 18, 2025 MSST 84 – 81 MISS
Feb 22, 2024 MSST 83 – 71 MISS
Jan 31, 2024 MISS 86 – 82 MSST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSST MISS
Overall 13-19 15-20
Conference 5-13 4-14
Home 8-8 7-9
Away 4-6 3-7
Neutral 1-5 5-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 77.6 75.9
Avg Pts Against 81.8 76.1
Massey 6.4 (#97) 7.9 (#81)
Bradley-Terry 1.33 (#79) 1.15 (#87)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.74 (#80) 1.65 (#85)
RPI 0.543 (#92) 0.530 (#118)
Shooting & Four Factors MSST MISS
FG% 45.0% 45.5%
3PT% 31.3% 35.4%
REB / G 40.7 35.5
OREB / G 12.5 10.7
AST / TO 1.14 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 52.2%
TOV% 15.4% 15.3%
ORB% 32.3% 31.2%
FT Rate 22.8% 26.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 14.1% 18.2%
DRB% 69.6% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 25.5%

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