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Liberty Flames
79 – 72
FINAL Conference
Sam Houston Bearkats
Conference USA · Liberty Arena (VA) · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -4.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money LIB -218 / SHSU +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIB win
Actual LIB +7 151 Won
Massey LIB -1.7 (+5.3) — —
Massey Totals — 157.3 (-6.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LIB -1.1 (+5.9) 154.1 (-3.1) 54% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIB -1.8 (+5.2) 151.6 (-0.6) 61% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LIB -1.7 (+5.3) 151.6 (-0.6) 62% ✓
Baseline ML LIB -1.2 (+5.8) 154.1 (-3.1) 62% ✓

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 10, 2026 LIB 82 – 74 SHSU
Feb 8, 2025 LIB 64 – 61 SHSU
Jan 10, 2025 LIB 76 – 68 SHSU
Feb 18, 2024 SHSU 83 – 73 LIB
Jan 21, 2024 LIB 82 – 66 SHSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIB SHSU
Overall 26-8 22-12
Conference 17-3 13-7
Home 14-2 13-1
Away 11-3 6-10
Neutral 1-3 3-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 75.8 80.0
Avg Pts Against 72.2 76.9
Massey 3.0 (#122) 4.3 (#107)
Bradley-Terry 1.26 (#80) 0.69 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.22 (#93) 0.89 (#105)
RPI 0.582 (#45) 0.554 (#71)
Shooting & Four Factors LIB SHSU
FG% 50.6% 46.3%
3PT% 39.7% 38.1%
REB / G 27.8 38.2
OREB / G 5.4 12.6
AST / TO 1.83 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 60.1% 53.2%
TOV% 13.8% 16.8%
ORB% 18.5% 35.3%
FT Rate 22.9% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 16.2%
DRB% 67.5% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 25.8%

Game Analysis

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