The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Conference USA · Pete Mathews Coliseum · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LT -3.5 Away covered
O/U 126.5 Over
Money JXST +138 / LT -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total JXST win
Actual LT +17 131 Lost
Massey LT -1.7 (-15.3) — —
Massey Totals — 123.4 (+7.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 31% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 33% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LT -1.5 (-15.5) 130.9 (+0.1) 40% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LT -2.3 (-14.7) 129.4 (+1.6) 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LT -1.7 (-15.3) 131.0 (+0.0) 43% ✓
Baseline ML LT -1.2 (-15.8) 129.7 (+1.3) 40% ✓

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 19, 2026 LT 77 – 71 JXST
Jan 17, 2026 JXST 64 – 60 LT
Feb 15, 2025 JXST 70 – 68 LT
Jan 17, 2025 JXST 63 – 61 LT
Feb 16, 2024 LT 63 – 58 JXST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings JXST LT
Overall 14-18 22-10
Conference 6-10 12-4
Home 8-7 14-2
Away 5-10 8-7
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 67.2 72.1
Avg Pts Against 67.6 65.6
Massey 0.6 (#158) 5.9 (#93)
Bradley-Terry -0.56 (#231) 0.94 (#102)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.03 (#170) 1.51 (#88)
RPI 0.475 (#218) 0.563 (#83)
Shooting & Four Factors JXST LT
FG% 43.7% 42.6%
3PT% 31.0% 35.5%
REB / G 36.9 39.2
OREB / G 11.8 11.8
AST / TO 0.75 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 49.1%
TOV% 20.5% 18.9%
ORB% 33.7% 33.0%
FT Rate 22.1% 29.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 16.6%
DRB% 73.3% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 22.4%

Game Analysis

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