The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Conference USA · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SHSU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money SHSU -155 / WKU +135
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual WKU +9 141 Lost
Massey SHSU -0.9 (-9.9) — —
Massey Totals — 159.2 (-18.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -0.9 (-9.9) 153.1 (-12.1) 49% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -0.2 (-9.2) 151.2 (-10.2) 53% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -0.9 (-9.9) 149.4 (-8.4) 54% ✗
Baseline ML SHSU -0.3 (-9.3) 149.5 (-8.5) 50% ✓

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 24, 2026 SHSU 73 – 58 WKU
Jan 2, 2026 WKU 102 – 91 SHSU
Feb 21, 2025 SHSU 78 – 62 WKU
Feb 2, 2024 SHSU 79 – 77 WKU
Jan 11, 2024 SHSU 78 – 74 WKU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU WKU
Overall 13-19 17-15
Conference 6-12 8-10
Home 9-4 13-5
Away 3-13 4-9
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.9 73.3
Avg Pts Against 77.1 74.8
Massey -1.6 (#191) 0.9 (#151)
Bradley-Terry -0.44 (#217) 0.38 (#139)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.24 (#192) 0.21 (#159)
RPI 0.486 (#202) 0.532 (#117)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU WKU
FG% 43.3% 41.0%
3PT% 38.7% 31.2%
REB / G 33.7 38.2
OREB / G 11.5 8.8
AST / TO 1.03 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 47.0%
TOV% 18.1% 15.9%
ORB% 32.1% 22.2%
FT Rate 24.9% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.8% 46.7%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 17.9%
DRB% 66.3% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 30.0%

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