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Big South Conference · Kimmel Arena · February 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UNCA -0.5 Home covered
O/U 158.5 Over
Money UNCA +100 / HPU +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCA win
Actual UNCA +5 167 Won
Massey HPU -0.4 (+5.4) — —
Massey Totals — 160.3 (+6.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 36% ✗
Baseline Plus ML HPU -0.4 (+5.4) 156.9 (+10.1) 47% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -0.9 (+5.9) 153.4 (+13.6) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNCA -0.6 (+4.4) 154.7 (+12.3) 53% ✓
Baseline ML UNCA -0.5 (+4.5) 156.3 (+10.7) 58% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 HPU 75 – 71 UNCA
Feb 20, 2026 HPU 74 – 48 UNCA
Dec 31, 2025 HPU 87 – 69 UNCA
Feb 9, 2025 HPU 104 – 100 UNCA
Jan 4, 2025 UNCA 103 – 99 HPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCA HPU
Overall 22-12 27-9
Conference 12-4 13-3
Home 12-2 16-1
Away 5-7 7-5
Neutral 5-3 4-3
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.9 82.1
Avg Pts Against 74.9 75.2
Massey -0.6 (#173) 3.3 (#120)
Bradley-Terry 0.47 (#131) 1.28 (#82)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.42 (#148) 1.68 (#79)
RPI 0.537 (#113) 0.562 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCA HPU
FG% 45.2% 46.2%
3PT% 37.8% 34.1%
REB / G 33.5 38.5
OREB / G 9.5 12.3
AST / TO 1.10 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 52.9%
TOV% 17.9% 15.9%
ORB% 28.7% 36.7%
FT Rate 32.4% 37.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 13.3%
DRB% 68.4% 76.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 26.2%

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