Now she's with one of my good-time buddies, they're drinking in some crosstown bar. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Conference USA · Murphy Center · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MTSU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money MTSU -285 / WKU +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTSU win
Actual WKU +5 125 Lost
Massey MTSU -4.6 (-9.6) — —
Massey Totals — 146.3 (-21.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MTSU -3.7 (-8.7) 141.2 (-16.2) 65% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTSU -4.1 (-9.1) 140.5 (-15.5) 69% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MTSU -3.8 (-8.8) 139.3 (-14.3) 68% ✗
Baseline ML MTSU -3.6 (-8.6) 139.5 (-14.5) 66% ✗

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 15, 2026 WKU 82 – 80 MTSU
Feb 16, 2025 MTSU 87 – 77 WKU
Jan 19, 2025 MTSU 71 – 57 WKU
Mar 15, 2024 WKU 85 – 54 MTSU
Feb 25, 2024 MTSU 74 – 72 WKU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTSU WKU
Overall 17-15 18-14
Conference 11-9 11-9
Home 11-4 12-4
Away 5-8 5-7
Neutral 1-3 1-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 73.5 77.9
Avg Pts Against 74.6 77.0
Massey 1.5 (#143) 0.0 (#162)
Bradley-Terry 0.24 (#148) -0.10 (#183)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#151) -0.18 (#182)
RPI 0.551 (#79) 0.501 (#175)
Shooting & Four Factors MTSU WKU
FG% 43.2% 39.3%
3PT% 35.4% 31.8%
REB / G 35.5 40.5
OREB / G 10.6 14.2
AST / TO 1.11 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 45.5%
TOV% 17.5% 14.9%
ORB% 29.9% 33.8%
FT Rate 19.2% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 17.7%
DRB% 70.8% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 26.5% 29.8%

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