I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
85 – 82 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Big South
Longwood Lancers
Big South Conference · Freedom Hall (TN) (Neutral) · March 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LONG -1.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money UNCA -102 / LONG -118
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCA win
Actual UNCA +3 167 Won
Massey UNCA -1.2 (+1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 143.6 (+23.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 58% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNCA -1.4 (+1.6) 140.8 (+26.2) 52% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNCA -0.6 (+2.4) 139.9 (+27.1) 52% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNCA -0.9 (+2.1) 139.0 (+28.0) 52% ✓
Baseline ML UNCA -1.0 (+2.0) 140.9 (+26.1) 51% ✓

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 13, 2026 UNCA 79 – 74 LONG
Jan 7, 2026 UNCA 72 – 61 LONG
Feb 22, 2025 UNCA 87 – 82 LONG
Jan 9, 2025 LONG 85 – 76 UNCA
Mar 10, 2024 LONG 85 – 59 UNCA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCA LONG
Overall 15-17 16-16
Conference 8-8 8-8
Home 8-7 11-4
Away 4-9 4-10
Neutral 3-1 1-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.9 75.9
Avg Pts Against 74.2 76.2
Massey -4.6 (#241) -5.9 (#260)
Bradley-Terry -0.98 (#253) -1.31 (#284)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.02 (#244) -1.51 (#280)
RPI 0.495 (#199) 0.440 (#304)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCA LONG
FG% 45.1% 44.4%
3PT% 35.1% 32.0%
REB / G 33.6 36.1
OREB / G 10.1 12.0
AST / TO 0.86 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 50.0%
TOV% 17.4% 19.4%
ORB% 30.1% 34.1%
FT Rate 26.3% 30.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 19.8%
DRB% 69.0% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 28.5%

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