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Big South Conference · G.B. Hodge Center · January 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money UPST +260 / HPU -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total UPST win
Actual HPU +11 145 Lost
Massey HPU -6.1 (-4.9) — —
Massey Totals — 156.2 (-11.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 13% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HPU -6.9 (-4.1) 150.3 (-5.3) 24% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -7.0 (-4.0) 147.9 (-2.9) 29% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -6.8 (-4.2) 151.7 (-6.7) 25% ✓
Baseline ML HPU -6.4 (-4.6) 152.0 (-7.0) 29% ✓

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 HPU 95 – 70 UPST
Jan 18, 2026 HPU 89 – 69 UPST
Feb 27, 2025 HPU 88 – 66 UPST
Jan 23, 2025 HPU 86 – 77 UPST
Feb 15, 2024 UPST 86 – 81 HPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UPST HPU
Overall 10-20 27-9
Conference 5-11 13-3
Home 6-7 16-1
Away 4-12 7-5
Neutral 0-1 4-3
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.5 82.1
Avg Pts Against 74.8 75.2
Massey -7.3 (#293) 2.6 (#130)
Bradley-Terry -1.45 (#301) 1.16 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.03 (#313) 1.71 (#79)
RPI 0.431 (#291) 0.545 (#104)
Shooting & Four Factors UPST HPU
FG% 41.2% 46.0%
3PT% 33.2% 33.6%
REB / G 31.1 39.1
OREB / G 9.9 12.8
AST / TO 1.09 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.8% 52.4%
TOV% 16.5% 15.9%
ORB% 26.8% 37.3%
FT Rate 19.1% 35.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.8% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 13.8%
DRB% 67.9% 76.7%
Opp FT Rate 34.3% 26.7%

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