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Winthrop Eagles
68 – 60 OT
FINAL Conference
Longwood Lancers
Big South Conference · Winthrop Coliseum · January 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WIN -3.0 Home covered
O/U 141.0 Under
Money WIN -178 / LONG +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIN win
Actual WIN +8 128 Won
Massey WIN -2.4 (+5.6) — —
Massey Totals — 138.4 (-10.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIN -0.2 (+7.8) 141.0 (-13.0) 57% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIN -0.7 (+7.3) 138.5 (-10.5) 57% ✓
Baseline ML LONG -0.2 (+8.2) 139.9 (-11.9) 49% ✗
Baseline Plus ML WIN -0.4 (+7.6) 141.3 (-13.3) 54% ✓

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 7, 2026 WIN 79 – 74 LONG
Dec 31, 2025 LONG 82 – 70 WIN
Mar 8, 2025 WIN 88 – 79 LONG
Feb 28, 2025 WIN 85 – 59 LONG
Jan 11, 2025 WIN 95 – 76 LONG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIN LONG
Overall 17-15 21-14
Conference 8-8 6-10
Home 9-5 13-3
Away 6-9 5-10
Neutral 2-1 3-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 75.0 72.9
Avg Pts Against 73.5 70.2
Massey 1.5 (#146) 3.7 (#108)
Bradley-Terry -0.04 (#183) 0.83 (#104)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.18 (#165) 0.59 (#140)
RPI 0.512 (#153) 0.517 (#147)
Shooting & Four Factors WIN LONG
FG% 42.8% 44.7%
3PT% 34.9% 31.4%
REB / G 35.5 38.0
OREB / G 11.7 13.0
AST / TO 0.82 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.4% 49.3%
TOV% 18.9% 17.9%
ORB% 33.3% 37.2%
FT Rate 34.8% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 20.7%
DRB% 65.3% 75.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 22.3%

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