So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Sun Belt Conference · Strahan Arena at the University Events Center · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TXST -2.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money TXST -142 / ODU +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total TXST win
Actual TXST +17 145 Won
Massey ODU -1.2 (+18.2)
Massey Totals 144.7 (+0.3)
Bradley-Terry 65%
Weighted B-T 65%
Efficiency Plus ML TXST -1.3 (+15.7) 141.3 (+3.7) 57%
Baseline Tuned ML TXST -0.6 (+16.4) 139.1 (+5.9) 53%
Baseline ML TXST -0.3 (+16.7) 140.6 (+4.4) 57%
Baseline Plus ML TXST -0.4 (+16.6) 142.3 (+2.7) 57%

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 7, 2025 ODU 6461 TXST
Feb 6, 2025 ODU 7564 TXST
Mar 6, 2024 TXST 9283 ODU
Mar 2, 2023 TXST 6536 ODU
Feb 11, 2023 ODU 7068 TXST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TXST ODU
Overall 19-13 12-21
Conference 11-7 7-11
Home 16-1 7-6
Away 3-9 4-14
Neutral 0-3 1-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.9 75.7
Avg Pts Against 72.5 78.7
Massey -8.5 (#296) -4.2 (#234)
Bradley-Terry -0.80 (#235) -0.84 (#243)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.20 (#248) -1.21 (#249)
RPI 0.444 (#273) 0.489 (#204)
Shooting & Four Factors TXST ODU
FG% 44.3% 42.7%
3PT% 31.0% 34.7%
REB / G 35.5 34.7
OREB / G 11.5 9.2
AST / TO 0.90 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.2% 49.3%
TOV% 19.6% 15.5%
ORB% 33.5% 24.7%
FT Rate 25.4% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 14.6%
DRB% 72.2% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 27.6% 31.1%

Game Analysis

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