Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Conference USA · Murphy Center · February 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MTSU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money MTSU -195 / SHSU +165
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTSU win
Actual MTSU +4 144 Won
Massey MTSU -6.7 (-2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 153.6 (-9.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTSU -5.2 (-1.2) 149.8 (-5.8) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTSU -3.7 (+0.3) 148.8 (-4.8) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MTSU -5.5 (-1.5) 147.9 (-3.9) 73% ✓
Baseline ML MTSU -5.4 (-1.4) 150.2 (-6.2) 73% ✓

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 SHSU 78 – 70 MTSU
Jan 4, 2026 MTSU 68 – 67 SHSU
Jan 24, 2025 MTSU 77 – 75 SHSU
Mar 3, 2024 SHSU 81 – 64 MTSU
Jan 13, 2024 SHSU 60 – 51 MTSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTSU SHSU
Overall 22-12 13-19
Conference 12-6 6-12
Home 11-5 9-4
Away 8-5 3-13
Neutral 3-2 1-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 72.9
Avg Pts Against 73.8 77.1
Massey 2.9 (#116) -0.6 (#171)
Bradley-Terry 1.03 (#86) -0.22 (#193)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.91 (#107) -0.03 (#168)
RPI 0.568 (#59) 0.496 (#185)
Shooting & Four Factors MTSU SHSU
FG% 44.7% 43.0%
3PT% 32.5% 37.9%
REB / G 37.0 34.7
OREB / G 10.9 10.9
AST / TO 1.07 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 50.3%
TOV% 16.3% 18.6%
ORB% 30.0% 30.9%
FT Rate 22.4% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 17.5%
DRB% 69.9% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 23.8%

Game Analysis

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