Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
Big South Conference · Willett Hall · February 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread LONG -6.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money LONG -250 / UNCA +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total LONG win
Actual UNCA +10 142 Lost
Massey LONG -4.6 (-14.6) — —
Massey Totals — 138.3 (+3.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LONG -3.0 (-13.0) 135.5 (+6.5) 62% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LONG -3.6 (-13.6) 135.3 (+6.7) 67% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LONG -2.4 (-12.4) 137.7 (+4.3) 62% ✗
Baseline ML LONG -2.4 (-12.4) 139.7 (+2.3) 64% ✗

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 LONG UNCA
Overall 20-12 27-8
Conference 12-6 16-2
Home 12-3 13-0
Away 8-8 10-6
Neutral 0-1 4-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 71.0 72.4
Avg Pts Against 66.4 69.8
Massey 1.5 (#140) 0.5 (#160)
Bradley-Terry -0.12 (#187) 0.69 (#116)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.13 (#182) 0.67 (#121)
RPI 0.505 (#173) 0.550 (#88)
Shooting & Four Factors LONG UNCA
FG% 44.0% 47.0%
3PT% 35.5% 38.9%
REB / G 34.8 34.1
OREB / G 11.3 8.4
AST / TO 1.04 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 54.2%
TOV% 17.8% 20.6%
ORB% 32.4% 26.0%
FT Rate 24.0% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 21.5% 18.7%
DRB% 73.0% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 20.3%

Game Analysis

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