If I had my time again / I would do it all the same. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
South Carolina Upstate Spartans
64 – 65
FINAL Neutral Conference Big South
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Big South Conference · Freedom Hall (TN) (Neutral) · March 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UPST -10.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money UPST -625 / GWEB +455
Model Predictions
Spread Total UPST win
Actual GWEB +1 129 Lost
Massey UPST -12.9 (-13.9) — —
Massey Totals — 149.6 (-20.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UPST -10.7 (-11.7) 141.6 (-12.6) 84% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UPST -8.3 (-9.3) 142.7 (-13.7) 82% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UPST -11.0 (-12.0) 139.4 (-10.4) 85% ✗
Baseline ML UPST -10.0 (-11.0) 140.7 (-11.7) 85% ✗

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 28, 2026 UPST 71 – 61 GWEB
Jan 24, 2026 GWEB 67 – 65 UPST
Mar 6, 2025 GWEB 83 – 63 UPST
Feb 15, 2025 GWEB 96 – 87 UPST
Jan 18, 2025 GWEB 97 – 68 UPST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UPST GWEB
Overall 13-19 4-29
Conference 5-11 1-15
Home 10-5 3-10
Away 3-13 0-16
Neutral 0-1 1-3
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.0 66.2
Avg Pts Against 75.7 86.7
Massey -7.5 (#286) -20.4 (#363)
Bradley-Terry -1.48 (#303) -3.76 (#365)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.00 (#312) -4.89 (#364)
RPI 0.460 (#259) 0.385 (#357)
Shooting & Four Factors UPST GWEB
FG% 42.6% 41.9%
3PT% 31.3% 31.4%
REB / G 35.6 29.9
OREB / G 10.9 8.1
AST / TO 0.91 0.70
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.2% 48.2%
TOV% 17.8% 19.8%
ORB% 29.0% 22.6%
FT Rate 22.5% 20.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 57.4%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 14.9%
DRB% 68.8% 63.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.2% 26.0%

Game Analysis

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