You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Big South Conference · Kimmel Arena · January 13, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread LONG -3.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money UNCA +150 / LONG -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCA win
Actual UNCA +8 100 Won
Massey LONG -1.6 (+9.6) — —
Massey Totals — 143.7 (-43.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LONG -2.4 (+10.4) 142.8 (-42.8) 44% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LONG -2.8 (+10.8) 139.9 (-39.9) 36% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LONG -1.5 (+9.5) 144.0 (-44.0) 46% ✗
Baseline ML LONG -2.1 (+10.1) 144.2 (-44.2) 44% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 UNCA 85 – 82 LONG
Feb 13, 2026 UNCA 79 – 74 LONG
Jan 7, 2026 UNCA 72 – 61 LONG
Feb 22, 2025 UNCA 87 – 82 LONG
Jan 9, 2025 LONG 85 – 76 UNCA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCA LONG
Overall 27-8 20-12
Conference 16-2 12-6
Home 13-0 12-3
Away 10-6 8-8
Neutral 4-2 0-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.4 71.0
Avg Pts Against 69.8 66.4
Massey -2.0 (#211) 3.6 (#115)
Bradley-Terry 0.29 (#152) 0.20 (#161)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#172) 0.24 (#154)
RPI 0.516 (#145) 0.502 (#175)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCA LONG
FG% 46.0% 44.7%
3PT% 37.9% 36.9%
REB / G 33.3 35.7
OREB / G 8.5 12.1
AST / TO 0.83 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 51.3%
TOV% 21.4% 17.7%
ORB% 25.5% 34.6%
FT Rate 24.5% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 22.5%
DRB% 69.3% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.4% 23.8%

Game Analysis

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