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Longwood Lancers
85 – 71
FINAL Conference
Winthrop Eagles
Big South Conference · Willett Hall · January 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread LONG -9.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money LONG -450 / WIN +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total LONG win
Actual LONG +14 156 Won
Massey LONG -14.3 (-0.3) — —
Massey Totals — 146.1 (+9.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LONG -12.2 (+1.8) 144.3 (+11.7) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LONG -11.2 (+2.8) 144.2 (+11.8) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LONG -13.0 (+1.0) 147.0 (+9.0) 87% ✓
Baseline ML LONG -12.2 (+1.8) 148.2 (+7.8) 86% ✓

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 7, 2026 WIN 79 – 74 LONG
Dec 31, 2025 LONG 82 – 70 WIN
Mar 8, 2025 WIN 88 – 79 LONG
Feb 28, 2025 WIN 85 – 59 LONG
Jan 11, 2025 WIN 95 – 76 LONG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LONG WIN
Overall 20-12 15-17
Conference 12-6 10-8
Home 12-3 10-4
Away 8-8 4-11
Neutral 0-1 1-2
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 71.0 72.8
Avg Pts Against 66.4 75.8
Massey 4.0 (#106) -6.1 (#281)
Bradley-Terry 0.17 (#163) -0.64 (#241)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.17 (#162) -0.98 (#252)
RPI 0.500 (#183) 0.463 (#240)
Shooting & Four Factors LONG WIN
FG% 43.9% 45.8%
3PT% 36.7% 36.5%
REB / G 35.9 30.9
OREB / G 12.1 8.4
AST / TO 1.16 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 53.6%
TOV% 17.3% 21.4%
ORB% 33.8% 27.3%
FT Rate 25.4% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 54.2%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 17.2%
DRB% 71.0% 62.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 18.4%

Game Analysis

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