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Conference USA · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SHSU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money SHSU -230 / WKU +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual SHSU +15 131 Won
Massey SHSU -7.4 (+7.6)
Massey Totals 160.8 (-29.8)
Bradley-Terry 76%
Weighted B-T 81%
Efficiency Plus ML SHSU -4.6 (+10.4) 152.8 (-21.8) 70%
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -6.1 (+8.9) 149.3 (-18.3) 76%
Baseline ML SHSU -6.7 (+8.3) 150.5 (-19.5) 76%
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -6.1 (+8.9) 153.3 (-22.3) 75%

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 2, 2026 WKU 10291 SHSU
Feb 21, 2025 SHSU 7862 WKU
Jan 25, 2025 WKU 7566 SHSU
Feb 2, 2024 SHSU 7977 WKU
Jan 11, 2024 SHSU 7874 WKU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU WKU
Overall 22-12 18-14
Conference 13-7 11-9
Home 13-1 12-4
Away 6-10 5-7
Neutral 3-1 1-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 80.0 77.9
Avg Pts Against 76.9 77.0
Massey 4.4 (#108) 0.2 (#163)
Bradley-Terry 0.61 (#116) 0.04 (#168)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.81 (#112) -0.05 (#169)
RPI 0.546 (#88) 0.506 (#158)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU WKU
FG% 45.3% 40.1%
3PT% 37.1% 32.1%
REB / G 38.8 40.7
OREB / G 13.1 14.3
AST / TO 1.20 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 46.2%
TOV% 17.4% 14.4%
ORB% 36.0% 33.9%
FT Rate 22.6% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 17.8%
DRB% 68.7% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 30.5%

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