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Sun Belt Conference · The HTC Center · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CCU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money CCU -162 / USM +136
Model Predictions
Spread Total CCU win
Actual CCU +18 152 Won
Massey CCU -2.1 (+15.9) — —
Massey Totals — 145.1 (+6.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CCU -2.0 (+16.0) 139.6 (+12.4) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CCU -1.7 (+16.3) 142.8 (+9.2) 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CCU -1.4 (+16.6) 143.9 (+8.1) 66% ✓
Baseline ML CCU -1.6 (+16.4) 141.0 (+11.0) 64% ✓

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 4, 2025 USM 66 – 63 CCU
Feb 21, 2025 CCU 87 – 78 USM
Jan 25, 2024 USM 79 – 63 CCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CCU USM
Overall 19-13 19-16
Conference 11-7 9-9
Home 8-5 10-3
Away 10-7 4-11
Neutral 1-1 5-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.8 73.9
Avg Pts Against 73.5 74.8
Massey -5.5 (#251) -4.4 (#237)
Bradley-Terry -0.19 (#193) -0.53 (#222)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.68 (#217) -0.80 (#223)
RPI 0.499 (#182) 0.497 (#187)
Shooting & Four Factors CCU USM
FG% 40.1% 44.9%
3PT% 32.4% 27.0%
REB / G 38.6 35.2
OREB / G 9.8 10.5
AST / TO 0.94 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.7% 48.9%
TOV% 14.5% 18.5%
ORB% 25.3% 30.9%
FT Rate 24.2% 30.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 12.5% 18.0%
DRB% 72.4% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 28.9%

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