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Sam Houston Bearkats
74 – 82
FINAL Conference
Liberty Flames
Conference USA · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -1.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money SHSU -110 / LIB -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual LIB +8 156 Lost
Massey SHSU -3.7 (-11.7) — —
Massey Totals — 158.0 (-2.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -2.7 (-10.7) 150.2 (+5.8) 59% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -1.9 (-9.9) 150.1 (+5.9) 62% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -2.2 (-10.2) 148.7 (+7.3) 61% ✗
Baseline ML SHSU -2.3 (-10.3) 150.0 (+6.0) 59% ✗

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
Feb 8, 2025 LIB 64 – 61 SHSU
Jan 10, 2025 LIB 76 – 68 SHSU
Feb 18, 2024 SHSU 83 – 73 LIB
Jan 21, 2024 LIB 82 – 66 SHSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU LIB
Overall 22-12 26-8
Conference 13-7 17-3
Home 13-1 14-2
Away 6-10 11-3
Neutral 3-1 1-3
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 80.0 75.8
Avg Pts Against 76.9 72.2
Massey 4.5 (#109) 4.4 (#110)
Bradley-Terry 0.59 (#124) 1.27 (#82)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.84 (#122) 1.43 (#91)
RPI 0.546 (#92) 0.580 (#60)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU LIB
FG% 43.9% 49.5%
3PT% 35.7% 38.8%
REB / G 39.4 30.4
OREB / G 14.1 6.8
AST / TO 1.15 1.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 58.6%
TOV% 16.9% 13.9%
ORB% 37.3% 21.9%
FT Rate 24.1% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 17.3%
DRB% 67.7% 64.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.3% 20.8%

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