They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Southern Conference · First Horizon Coliseum · February 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UNCG -1.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money UNCG -115 / SAM -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCG win
Actual SAM +9 147 Lost
Massey SAM -1.8 (-7.2) — —
Massey Totals — 158.7 (-11.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 41% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAM -0.0 (-9.0) 155.6 (-8.6) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNCG -0.1 (-9.1) 154.1 (-7.1) 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -0.6 (-8.4) 154.0 (-7.0) 48% ✓
Baseline ML SAM -0.6 (-8.4) 156.7 (-9.7) 43% ✓

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 SAM 87 – 78 UNCG
Jan 3, 2026 UNCG 89 – 82 SAM
Mar 1, 2025 UNCG 108 – 100 SAM
Jan 11, 2025 SAM 76 – 69 UNCG
Jan 12, 2024 SAM 79 – 70 UNCG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCG SAM
Overall 21-11 29-6
Conference 12-6 15-3
Home 11-3 18-0
Away 7-7 8-5
Neutral 3-1 3-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 84.5
Avg Pts Against 70.7 74.9
Massey 1.9 (#138) 7.1 (#83)
Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#91) 2.09 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.16 (#101) 2.19 (#58)
RPI 0.557 (#87) 0.589 (#44)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCG SAM
FG% 44.6% 48.9%
3PT% 38.6% 40.5%
REB / G 35.1 36.5
OREB / G 10.0 11.3
AST / TO 1.39 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 57.0%
TOV% 15.5% 18.7%
ORB% 29.0% 32.4%
FT Rate 19.9% 23.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 22.2%
DRB% 69.2% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 26.4% 25.8%

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