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High Point Panthers
91 76
FINAL Neutral Conference Big South
Winthrop Eagles
Big South Conference · Freedom Hall (TN) (Neutral) · March 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money HPU -290 / WIN +235
Model Predictions
Spread Total HPU win
Actual HPU +15 167 Won
Massey HPU -6.0 (+9.0)
Massey Totals 165.5 (+1.5)
Bradley-Terry 65%
Weighted B-T 66%
Efficiency Plus ML HPU -6.0 (+9.0) 154.1 (+12.9) 69%
Baseline Tuned ML HPU -7.2 (+7.8) 153.6 (+13.4) 76%
Baseline ML HPU -6.4 (+8.6) 150.1 (+16.9) 74%
Baseline Plus ML HPU -6.0 (+9.0) 156.6 (+10.4) 69%

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 21, 2026 HPU 8987 WIN
Jan 14, 2026 WIN 9275 HPU
Mar 9, 2025 HPU 8169 WIN
Feb 15, 2025 HPU 8866 WIN
Jan 25, 2025 HPU 8462 WIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HPU WIN
Overall 31-5 23-11
Conference 15-1 13-3
Home 17-1 13-1
Away 7-2 7-9
Neutral 7-2 3-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 86.4 81.5
Avg Pts Against 72.8 77.7
Massey 7.6 (#82) 1.6 (#142)
Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#90) 0.36 (#129)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.96 (#103) 0.30 (#140)
RPI 0.556 (#68) 0.573 (#53)
Shooting & Four Factors HPU WIN
FG% 47.4% 42.7%
3PT% 34.1% 33.6%
REB / G 35.4 39.6
OREB / G 11.6 13.4
AST / TO 1.64 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 50.1%
TOV% 13.1% 14.7%
ORB% 32.5% 34.2%
FT Rate 31.4% 32.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 22.2% 16.8%
DRB% 68.5% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 27.9%

Game Analysis

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