So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Liberty Flames
82 – 66
FINAL Conference
Sam Houston Bearkats
Conference USA · Liberty Arena (VA) · January 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -9.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money LIB -600 / SHSU +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIB win
Actual LIB +16 148 Won
Massey LIB -10.9 (+5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 142.2 (+5.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LIB -9.5 (+6.5) 142.1 (+5.9) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIB -9.4 (+6.6) 140.0 (+8.0) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LIB -8.7 (+7.3) 141.7 (+6.3) 82% ✓
Baseline ML LIB -9.1 (+6.9) 141.8 (+6.2) 82% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 LIB 79 – 72 SHSU
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIB SHSU
Overall 18-14 21-12
Conference 7-9 13-3
Home 12-3 12-2
Away 2-8 7-9
Neutral 4-3 2-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.4 71.3
Avg Pts Against 68.3 69.9
Massey 4.6 (#108) -2.6 (#210)
Bradley-Terry 0.69 (#120) 0.06 (#170)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.07 (#107) -0.12 (#181)
RPI 0.527 (#127) 0.514 (#146)
Shooting & Four Factors LIB SHSU
FG% 44.9% 40.2%
3PT% 34.7% 32.4%
REB / G 34.1 36.1
OREB / G 10.0 11.4
AST / TO 1.60 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 45.9%
TOV% 15.1% 18.1%
ORB% 28.2% 29.5%
FT Rate 15.8% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 19.8%
DRB% 72.6% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 25.1%

Game Analysis

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