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Longwood Lancers
74 72
FINAL Conference
High Point Panthers
Big South Conference · Joan Perry Brock Center · March 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money LONG +140 / HPU -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total LONG win
Actual LONG +2 146 Won
Massey HPU -1.3 (+3.3)
Massey Totals 155.4 (-9.4)
Bradley-Terry 27%
Weighted B-T 21%
Baseline Plus ML HPU -2.3 (+4.3) 155.8 (-9.8) 43%
Model 4 ML HPU -1.7 (+3.7) 149.9 (-3.9) 52%
Model 3 ML HPU -2.1 (+4.1) 152.6 (-6.6) 40%
Baseline ML HPU -2.0 (+4.0) 155.9 (-9.9) 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

Jan 31, 2026 HPU 7159 LONG
Jan 3, 2026 HPU 8067 LONG
Feb 14, 2025 HPU 8372 LONG
Jan 17, 2025 LONG 8280 HPU
Mar 9, 2024 LONG 8079 HPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LONG HPU
Overall 21-14 27-9
Conference 6-10 13-3
Home 13-3 16-1
Away 5-10 7-5
Neutral 3-1 4-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 82.1
Avg Pts Against 70.2 75.2
Massey -0.8 (#173) 3.7 (#116)
Bradley-Terry -0.58 (#237) 1.03 (#100)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.68 (#233) 1.30 (#100)
RPI 0.477 (#221) 0.552 (#88)
Shooting & Four Factors LONG HPU
FG% 44.3% 46.1%
3PT% 33.0% 33.8%
REB / G 36.9 39.0
OREB / G 12.9 12.6
AST / TO 0.99 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 52.7%
TOV% 17.9% 16.0%
ORB% 36.8% 36.6%
FT Rate 26.6% 35.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 13.6%
DRB% 74.9% 76.3%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 27.8%

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