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Radford Highlanders
88 – 82
FINAL Conference
Longwood Lancers
Big South Conference · The Dedmon Center · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread RAD -0.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money RAD +100 / LONG +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total RAD win
Actual RAD +6 170 Won
Massey RAD -0.7 (+5.3) — —
Massey Totals — 139.6 (+30.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✓
Baseline Plus ML RAD -0.9 (+5.1) 144.9 (+25.1) 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LONG -0.4 (+6.4) 141.9 (+28.1) 49% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML RAD -1.7 (+4.3) 142.3 (+27.7) 56% ✓
Baseline ML RAD -0.8 (+5.2) 144.1 (+25.9) 55% ✓

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 LONG 90 – 74 RAD
Jan 17, 2026 RAD 85 – 83 LONG
Feb 8, 2025 RAD 71 – 69 LONG
Jan 23, 2025 LONG 77 – 74 RAD
Jan 12, 2024 RAD 69 – 58 LONG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RAD LONG
Overall 16-17 21-14
Conference 5-11 6-10
Home 8-5 13-3
Away 4-12 5-10
Neutral 4-0 3-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.7 72.9
Avg Pts Against 72.9 70.2
Massey -3.3 (#225) -0.6 (#172)
Bradley-Terry -0.48 (#218) -0.44 (#215)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.50 (#214) -0.57 (#223)
RPI 0.481 (#214) 0.483 (#209)
Shooting & Four Factors RAD LONG
FG% 45.3% 44.0%
3PT% 36.4% 32.9%
REB / G 33.3 37.0
OREB / G 9.8 12.9
AST / TO 1.00 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 48.7%
TOV% 16.3% 18.2%
ORB% 29.5% 36.8%
FT Rate 19.2% 27.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 19.3%
DRB% 66.8% 74.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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