The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Big South Conference · Kimmel Arena · February 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNCA -5.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money UNCA -218 / PRES +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCA win
Actual PRES +1 115 Lost
Massey UNCA -7.5 (-8.5) — —
Massey Totals — 134.0 (-19.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNCA -6.7 (-7.7) 136.0 (-21.0) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNCA -5.9 (-6.9) 135.2 (-20.2) 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UNCA -6.5 (-7.5) 135.9 (-20.9) 76% ✗
Baseline ML UNCA -5.9 (-6.9) 136.6 (-21.6) 75% ✗

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 15, 2026 PRES 71 – 70 UNCA
Feb 26, 2025 PRES 64 – 59 UNCA
Jan 11, 2025 UNCA 96 – 87 PRES
Feb 14, 2024 UNCA 71 – 69 PRES
Jan 6, 2024 UNCA 84 – 80 PRES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCA PRES
Overall 15-17 15-18
Conference 8-8 7-9
Home 8-7 10-4
Away 4-9 3-13
Neutral 3-1 2-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.9 70.0
Avg Pts Against 74.2 73.1
Massey -3.0 (#216) -7.5 (#279)
Bradley-Terry -0.82 (#244) -1.30 (#285)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.85 (#230) -1.98 (#302)
RPI 0.490 (#207) 0.453 (#259)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCA PRES
FG% 45.6% 46.1%
3PT% 36.8% 30.9%
REB / G 33.2 34.5
OREB / G 9.7 11.2
AST / TO 0.85 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 50.5%
TOV% 17.7% 19.8%
ORB% 29.6% 34.4%
FT Rate 28.2% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 15.5%
DRB% 68.6% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.0% 25.6%

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