Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Sun Belt Conference · Holmes Convocation Center · February 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread APP -5.5 Home covered
O/U 131.5 Under
Money APP -250 / USA +205
Model Predictions
Spread Total APP win
Actual APP +8 122 Won
Massey APP -5.1 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 128.3 (-6.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✓
Baseline Plus ML APP -2.7 (+5.3) 129.8 (-7.8) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ APP -3.6 (+4.4) 132.3 (-10.3) 64% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML APP -3.9 (+4.1) 128.6 (-6.6) 66% ✓
Baseline ML APP -4.6 (+3.4) 126.8 (-4.8) 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

Jan 5, 2024 APP 91 – 84 USA
Mar 2, 2023 USA 68 – 61 APP
Feb 11, 2023 USA 74 – 57 APP
Feb 19, 2022 APP 69 – 51 USA
Jan 7, 2022 APP 72 – 64 USA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings APP USA
Overall 19-13 21-12
Conference 11-7 11-7
Home 11-4 10-4
Away 7-7 8-7
Neutral 1-2 3-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 69.3 73.2
Avg Pts Against 67.4 71.3
Massey -1.6 (#192) -3.7 (#224)
Bradley-Terry -0.03 (#176) 0.27 (#140)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.30 (#193) 0.15 (#151)
RPI 0.502 (#176) 0.509 (#156)
Shooting & Four Factors APP USA
FG% 43.1% 46.1%
3PT% 31.9% 31.8%
REB / G 37.0 35.2
OREB / G 10.7 8.7
AST / TO 1.18 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 51.5%
TOV% 15.6% 13.7%
ORB% 30.6% 26.0%
FT Rate 21.9% 26.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 18.3%
DRB% 70.4% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 15.1%

Game Analysis

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