I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Big South Conference · G.B. Hodge Center · February 13, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -14.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money UPST +950 / HPU -1650
Model Predictions
Spread Total UPST win
Actual HPU +25 165 Lost
Massey HPU -11.4 (-13.6) — —
Massey Totals — 157.7 (+7.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 16% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 11% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -12.2 (-12.8) 151.1 (+13.9) 16% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -11.2 (-13.8) 151.7 (+13.3) 16% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HPU -10.4 (-14.6) 149.7 (+15.3) 16% ✓
Baseline ML HPU -10.4 (-14.6) 151.8 (+13.2) 17% ✓

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 18, 2026 HPU 89 – 69 UPST
Feb 27, 2025 HPU 88 – 66 UPST
Jan 23, 2025 HPU 86 – 77 UPST
Feb 15, 2024 UPST 86 – 81 HPU
Jan 25, 2024 HPU 78 – 67 UPST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UPST HPU
Overall 13-19 31-5
Conference 5-11 15-1
Home 10-5 17-1
Away 3-13 7-2
Neutral 0-1 7-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.0 86.4
Avg Pts Against 75.7 72.8
Massey -6.8 (#271) 7.5 (#80)
Bradley-Terry -1.46 (#296) 0.67 (#100)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.02 (#304) 0.67 (#117)
RPI 0.454 (#257) 0.532 (#105)
Shooting & Four Factors UPST HPU
FG% 42.6% 47.8%
3PT% 32.7% 34.1%
REB / G 35.0 34.7
OREB / G 10.8 11.2
AST / TO 0.96 1.70
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 54.9%
TOV% 16.8% 12.6%
ORB% 28.3% 31.6%
FT Rate 22.9% 32.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 22.8%
DRB% 67.9% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.1% 24.4%

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