But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
67 – 70
FINAL Neutral Conference CUSA
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Conference USA · Propst Arena (Neutral) · March 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LT -8.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money LT -450 / MTSU +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total LT win
Actual MTSU +3 137 Lost
Massey LT -12.8 (-15.8) — —
Massey Totals — 128.8 (+8.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LT -10.0 (-13.0) 133.1 (+3.9) 83% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LT -9.1 (-12.1) 133.7 (+3.3) 81% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LT -10.5 (-13.5) 132.2 (+4.8) 83% ✗
Baseline ML LT -10.1 (-13.1) 133.3 (+3.7) 83% ✗

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 12, 2026 LT 80 – 69 MTSU
Jan 15, 2026 LT 59 – 58 MTSU
Jan 3, 2026 MTSU 88 – 51 LT
Mar 14, 2025 MTSU 77 – 75 LT
Feb 21, 2025 LT 85 – 74 MTSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LT MTSU
Overall 22-10 14-19
Conference 12-4 7-9
Home 14-2 11-6
Away 8-7 1-10
Neutral 0-1 2-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.1 64.4
Avg Pts Against 65.6 71.3
Massey 6.2 (#92) -6.6 (#282)
Bradley-Terry 0.92 (#101) -0.68 (#241)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.34 (#95) -0.79 (#242)
RPI 0.569 (#57) 0.456 (#274)
Shooting & Four Factors LT MTSU
FG% 44.6% 39.8%
3PT% 35.7% 30.9%
REB / G 38.4 34.2
OREB / G 11.5 10.4
AST / TO 0.91 0.69
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 46.3%
TOV% 19.1% 20.5%
ORB% 34.0% 29.0%
FT Rate 29.9% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 15.8%
DRB% 71.6% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 22.0%

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