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Southland Conference · UTRGV Fieldhouse · February 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread RGV -6.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money RGV -285 / LAM +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total RGV win
Actual RGV +5 135 Won
Massey RGV -6.9 (-1.9) — —
Massey Totals — 140.0 (-5.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML RGV -6.0 (-1.0) 138.6 (-3.6) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RGV -4.4 (+0.6) 137.6 (-2.6) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RGV -6.9 (-1.9) 138.9 (-3.9) 76% ✓
Baseline ML RGV -6.2 (-1.2) 139.3 (-4.3) 78% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 17, 2025 RGV 83 – 72 LAM
Feb 9, 2025 LAM 70 – 68 RGV
Dec 7, 2024 LAM 84 – 52 RGV
Mar 3, 2022 RGV 67 – 63 LAM
Feb 3, 2022 RGV 93 – 79 LAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RGV LAM
Overall 19-14 12-19
Conference 14-8 7-15
Home 10-5 7-8
Away 8-8 5-10
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L8
Avg Pts For 73.7 68.4
Avg Pts Against 70.6 70.5
Massey 1.8 (#139) -2.1 (#202)
Bradley-Terry -0.24 (#191) -0.98 (#257)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.01 (#163) -1.01 (#241)
RPI 0.498 (#183) 0.449 (#272)
Shooting & Four Factors RGV LAM
FG% 46.2% 42.9%
3PT% 36.0% 34.6%
REB / G 34.0 36.6
OREB / G 9.5 12.8
AST / TO 1.24 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 48.7%
TOV% 18.6% 17.8%
ORB% 29.1% 35.5%
FT Rate 21.3% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 17.0%
DRB% 68.0% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 30.8%

Game Analysis

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