They were all in love with dying, they we're doing it in Texas. "Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
Ohio Valley Conference · Hyland Arena · January 23, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LIN -8.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money LIN -455 / TNTC +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIN win
Actual LIN +21 157 Won
Massey LIN -10.7 (+10.3) — —
Massey Totals — 151.1 (+5.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LIN -8.5 (+12.5) 144.0 (+13.0) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIN -8.9 (+12.1) 144.2 (+12.8) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LIN -8.8 (+12.2) 141.2 (+15.8) 82% ✓
Baseline ML LIN -8.9 (+12.1) 140.7 (+16.3) 80% ✓

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 21, 2026 TNTC 72 – 57 LIN
Mar 1, 2025 LIN 76 – 74 TNTC
Dec 20, 2024 TNTC 79 – 73 LIN
Feb 10, 2024 TNTC 62 – 53 LIN
Feb 17, 2023 TNTC 77 – 68 LIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIN TNTC
Overall 18-15 13-18
Conference 11-9 8-12
Home 9-5 8-6
Away 7-9 5-12
Neutral 2-1 0-0
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.4 70.2
Avg Pts Against 75.0 75.6
Massey -4.4 (#236) -11.8 (#330)
Bradley-Terry -0.60 (#223) -1.97 (#331)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.86 (#228) -2.60 (#330)
RPI 0.475 (#225) 0.413 (#328)
Shooting & Four Factors LIN TNTC
FG% 43.2% 43.1%
3PT% 27.1% 29.4%
REB / G 38.6 34.7
OREB / G 13.2 10.1
AST / TO 0.94 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.5% 48.4%
TOV% 18.6% 19.7%
ORB% 33.3% 28.9%
FT Rate 26.3% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 15.4%
DRB% 68.1% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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