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Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -8.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money SAM -455 / UNCG +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual SAM +9 165 Won
Massey SAM -9.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 159.5 (+5.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAM -9.2 (-0.2) 155.7 (+9.3) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -8.5 (+0.5) 155.2 (+9.8) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -8.6 (+0.4) 153.5 (+11.5) 82% ✓
Baseline ML SAM -7.7 (+1.3) 155.5 (+9.5) 82% ✓

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 3, 2026 UNCG 89 – 82 SAM
Mar 1, 2025 UNCG 108 – 100 SAM
Jan 11, 2025 SAM 76 – 69 UNCG
Feb 9, 2024 SAM 78 – 69 UNCG
Jan 12, 2024 SAM 79 – 70 UNCG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM UNCG
Overall 18-14 15-19
Conference 11-7 9-9
Home 11-3 8-6
Away 6-9 4-9
Neutral 1-2 3-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.8 76.6
Avg Pts Against 77.0 81.9
Massey -3.0 (#214) -9.5 (#306)
Bradley-Terry -0.44 (#218) -1.18 (#272)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.59 (#217) -1.64 (#280)
RPI 0.503 (#180) 0.459 (#260)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM UNCG
FG% 44.6% 44.6%
3PT% 34.5% 35.5%
REB / G 35.4 34.1
OREB / G 9.1 10.0
AST / TO 1.58 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 51.8%
TOV% 13.0% 15.2%
ORB% 25.4% 27.9%
FT Rate 29.8% 29.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 56.2%
Opp TOV% 13.2% 13.5%
DRB% 74.1% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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