They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam
Big South Conference · G.B. Hodge Center · February 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UNCA -4.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money UPST +188 / UNCA -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total UPST win
Actual UNCA +13 141 Lost
Massey UNCA -3.0 (-10.0)
Massey Totals 149.2 (-8.2)
Bradley-Terry 22%
Weighted B-T 18%
Efficiency Plus ML UNCA -2.7 (-10.3) 145.0 (-4.0) 37%
Baseline Tuned ML UNCA -3.2 (-9.8) 145.4 (-4.4) 34%
Baseline ML UNCA -3.3 (-9.7) 145.8 (-4.8) 34%
Baseline Plus ML UNCA -3.4 (-9.6) 147.6 (-6.6) 35%

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 4, 2026 UNCA 7667 UPST
Jan 21, 2026 UNCA 8369 UPST
Feb 13, 2025 UNCA 9285 UPST
Jan 15, 2025 UNCA 9392 UPST
Jan 3, 2024 UNCA 9567 UPST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UPST UNCA
Overall 10-20 22-12
Conference 5-11 12-4
Home 6-7 12-2
Away 4-12 5-7
Neutral 0-1 5-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.5 75.9
Avg Pts Against 74.8 74.9
Massey -6.7 (#285) -0.3 (#169)
Bradley-Terry -1.32 (#292) 0.60 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.64 (#298) 0.57 (#135)
RPI 0.440 (#286) 0.543 (#105)
Shooting & Four Factors UPST UNCA
FG% 42.7% 45.4%
3PT% 32.0% 37.7%
REB / G 31.2 33.5
OREB / G 9.2 9.5
AST / TO 1.11 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 52.1%
TOV% 15.8% 18.0%
ORB% 25.3% 28.9%
FT Rate 17.9% 33.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 16.2%
DRB% 68.1% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 32.5% 25.6%

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