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Big South Conference · G.B. Hodge Center · January 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UPST -0.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money UPST +100 / HPU +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total UPST win
Actual UPST +19 133 Won
Massey HPU -1.0 (+20.0) — —
Massey Totals — 152.4 (-19.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -0.7 (+19.7) 151.4 (-18.4) 51% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -1.7 (+20.7) 149.5 (-16.5) 47% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML HPU -0.4 (+19.4) 148.4 (-15.4) 50% ✗
Baseline ML HPU -0.7 (+19.7) 148.8 (-15.8) 50% ✓

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 13, 2026 HPU 95 – 70 UPST
Jan 18, 2026 HPU 89 – 69 UPST
Feb 27, 2025 HPU 88 – 66 UPST
Jan 23, 2025 HPU 86 – 77 UPST
Feb 15, 2024 UPST 86 – 81 HPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UPST HPU
Overall 16-16 14-17
Conference 10-8 6-12
Home 11-2 10-5
Away 4-12 2-11
Neutral 1-2 2-1
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 67.2 72.5
Avg Pts Against 70.8 77.2
Massey -7.6 (#303) -2.3 (#213)
Bradley-Terry -0.38 (#217) -0.43 (#223)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.83 (#237) -0.91 (#245)
RPI 0.472 (#228) 0.480 (#212)
Shooting & Four Factors UPST HPU
FG% 45.5% 43.3%
3PT% 33.3% 32.3%
REB / G 28.9 39.8
OREB / G 8.3 12.0
AST / TO 0.79 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 49.1%
TOV% 19.0% 18.0%
ORB% 25.6% 30.6%
FT Rate 22.3% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 15.7%
DRB% 60.2% 66.5%
Opp FT Rate 29.1% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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