I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk, I want my funk uncut. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" - Parliament
Sam Houston Bearkats
83 – 73
FINAL Conference
Liberty Flames
Conference USA · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · February 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -4.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money SHSU +163 / LIB -213
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual SHSU +10 156 Won
Massey LIB -3.2 (+13.2) — —
Massey Totals — 140.9 (+15.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 44% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LIB -2.1 (+12.1) 138.1 (+17.9) 46% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIB -1.7 (+11.7) 136.2 (+19.8) 51% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LIB -1.7 (+11.7) 136.7 (+19.3) 44% ✗
Baseline ML LIB -2.4 (+12.4) 136.7 (+19.3) 41% ✗

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
Jan 21, 2024 LIB 82 – 66 SHSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU LIB
Overall 21-12 18-14
Conference 13-3 7-9
Home 12-2 12-3
Away 7-9 2-8
Neutral 2-1 4-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.3 71.4
Avg Pts Against 69.9 68.3
Massey -2.0 (#200) 4.6 (#107)
Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#163) 0.64 (#124)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.06 (#173) 0.89 (#118)
RPI 0.518 (#141) 0.530 (#125)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU LIB
FG% 40.9% 45.7%
3PT% 33.9% 35.0%
REB / G 37.6 32.9
OREB / G 12.1 8.6
AST / TO 0.94 1.51
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.8% 53.8%
TOV% 18.8% 15.0%
ORB% 31.4% 25.1%
FT Rate 23.0% 16.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 17.6%
DRB% 73.0% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 22.4%

Game Analysis

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