The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Atlantic Sun Conference · Baptist Health Arena · January 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread EKU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money EKU -110 / LIP +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total EKU win
Actual EKU +8 152 Won
Massey LIP -6.0 (+14.0) — —
Massey Totals — 150.3 (+1.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 8% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 3% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LIP -8.2 (+16.2) 150.3 (+1.7) 24% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIP -6.0 (+14.0) 150.2 (+1.8) 31% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LIP -7.4 (+15.4) 146.5 (+5.5) 24% ✗
Baseline ML LIP -8.6 (+16.6) 148.6 (+3.4) 27% ✗

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 LIP 80 – 77 EKU
Feb 12, 2026 LIP 75 – 61 EKU
Feb 19, 2025 EKU 66 – 57 LIP
Jan 31, 2025 EKU 80 – 71 LIP
Mar 2, 2024 LIP 81 – 67 EKU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EKU LIP
Overall 17-14 20-12
Conference 12-4 11-5
Home 13-4 12-2
Away 4-10 6-8
Neutral 0-0 2-2
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 76.5 80.4
Avg Pts Against 77.4 77.3
Massey -8.2 (#300) 2.2 (#137)
Bradley-Terry -2.71 (#346) 0.65 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.90 (#351) 0.66 (#135)
RPI 0.396 (#335) 0.538 (#115)
Shooting & Four Factors EKU LIP
FG% 39.4% 45.8%
3PT% 30.8% 34.5%
REB / G 39.5 34.0
OREB / G 13.6 8.5
AST / TO 0.86 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.0% 53.0%
TOV% 18.3% 16.9%
ORB% 32.1% 24.5%
FT Rate 18.0% 20.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.0% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 17.4%
DRB% 68.3% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 16.9%

Game Analysis

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