With fingernails that shine like justice, and a voice that is dark like tinted glass. "Short Skirt Long Jacket" - Cake
Big South Conference · G.B. Hodge Center · February 16, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread LONG -4.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money UPST +180 / LONG -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total UPST win
Actual UPST +5 139 Won
Massey LONG -3.4 (+8.4) — —
Massey Totals — 132.1 (+6.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LONG -3.3 (+8.3) 135.4 (+3.6) 39% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LONG -4.4 (+9.4) 130.9 (+8.1) 30% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LONG -2.2 (+7.2) 134.8 (+4.2) 41% ✗
Baseline ML LONG -2.3 (+7.3) 134.9 (+4.1) 39% ✗

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 14, 2026 LONG 82 – 75 UPST
Jan 30, 2026 UPST 65 – 60 LONG
Mar 1, 2025 LONG 83 – 66 UPST
Jan 25, 2025 LONG 80 – 54 UPST
Feb 8, 2024 UPST 69 – 64 LONG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UPST LONG
Overall 16-16 20-12
Conference 10-8 12-6
Home 11-2 12-3
Away 4-12 8-8
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 67.2 71.0
Avg Pts Against 70.8 66.4
Massey -5.8 (#275) 1.2 (#146)
Bradley-Terry -0.67 (#243) -0.23 (#199)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.91 (#246) -0.31 (#196)
RPI 0.462 (#254) 0.501 (#176)
Shooting & Four Factors UPST LONG
FG% 46.1% 44.0%
3PT% 34.5% 34.4%
REB / G 30.5 34.8
OREB / G 8.1 11.2
AST / TO 0.82 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 50.5%
TOV% 20.9% 18.0%
ORB% 25.5% 32.4%
FT Rate 21.1% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 21.8%
DRB% 66.3% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 32.3% 23.7%

Game Analysis

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