We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Conference USA · E.A. Diddle Arena · January 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -1.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money WKU -102 / LIB -118
Model Predictions
Spread Total WKU win
Actual LIB +7 145 Lost
Massey LIB -1.3 (-5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 153.4 (-8.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 29% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LIB -0.5 (-6.5) 146.8 (-1.8) 48% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIB -0.9 (-6.1) 146.8 (-1.8) 50% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LIB -1.9 (-5.1) 144.0 (+1.0) 43% ✓
Baseline ML LIB -1.5 (-5.5) 144.7 (+0.3) 44% ✓

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 21, 2026 WKU 94 – 73 LIB
Mar 8, 2025 LIB 90 – 61 WKU
Jan 3, 2025 WKU 71 – 70 LIB
Mar 9, 2024 LIB 82 – 79 WKU
Jan 6, 2024 WKU 70 – 68 LIB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WKU LIB
Overall 18-14 26-8
Conference 11-9 17-3
Home 12-4 14-2
Away 5-7 11-3
Neutral 1-3 1-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 77.9 75.8
Avg Pts Against 77.0 72.2
Massey 0.4 (#156) 5.0 (#104)
Bradley-Terry 0.14 (#156) 1.61 (#62)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.04 (#164) 1.82 (#76)
RPI 0.508 (#157) 0.587 (#48)
Shooting & Four Factors WKU LIB
FG% 40.0% 50.8%
3PT% 31.5% 38.6%
REB / G 41.1 29.2
OREB / G 14.4 6.2
AST / TO 1.21 1.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.0% 59.5%
TOV% 14.1% 13.6%
ORB% 34.0% 20.8%
FT Rate 29.6% 20.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 17.6%
DRB% 69.3% 65.6%
Opp FT Rate 30.1% 18.4%

Game Analysis

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