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Georgia State Panthers
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FINAL Neutral Cancun Challenge
Samford Bulldogs
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (Neutral) · November 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -5.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money GAST +225 / SAM -278
Model Predictions
Spread Total GAST win
Actual SAM +15 141 Lost
Massey SAM -7.9 (-7.1) — —
Massey Totals — 144.4 (-3.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -8.0 (-7.0) 141.5 (-0.5) 23% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -6.3 (-8.7) 139.6 (+1.4) 25% ✓
Baseline ML SAM -6.8 (-8.2) 140.0 (+1.0) 28% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAM -7.1 (-7.9) 139.7 (+1.3) 31% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GAST SAM
Overall 10-22 18-14
Conference 7-11 11-7
Home 7-7 11-3
Away 3-12 6-9
Neutral 0-3 1-2
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 68.4 77.8
Avg Pts Against 75.4 77.0
Massey -12.2 (#341) -4.3 (#245)
Bradley-Terry -3.17 (#351) -0.85 (#252)
W. Bradley-Terry -4.43 (#345) -1.46 (#260)
RPI 0.361 (#336) 0.477 (#215)
Shooting & Four Factors GAST SAM
FG% 34.9% 41.0%
3PT% 27.9% 33.8%
REB / G 31.8 35.7
OREB / G 9.4 10.7
AST / TO 0.73 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 41.1% 49.5%
TOV% 21.4% 11.9%
ORB% 25.3% 26.8%
FT Rate 24.7% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 55.7%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 14.2%
DRB% 63.6% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 22.1%

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