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South Carolina Upstate Spartans
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Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Big South Conference · Bojangles Coliseum (Neutral) · March 3, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread GWEB -4.0 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total UPST win
Actual UPST +1 153 Won
Massey GWEB -4.4 (+5.4) — —
Massey Totals — 128.1 (+24.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✗
Baseline Plus ML GWEB -2.0 (+3.0) 133.5 (+19.5) 41% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GWEB -2.9 (+3.9) 130.8 (+22.2) 37% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML GWEB -2.2 (+3.2) 132.8 (+20.2) 43% ✗
Baseline ML GWEB -1.7 (+2.7) 133.5 (+19.5) 43% ✗

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 5, 2026 GWEB 65 – 64 UPST
Feb 28, 2026 UPST 71 – 61 GWEB
Jan 24, 2026 GWEB 67 – 65 UPST
Mar 6, 2025 GWEB 83 – 63 UPST
Feb 15, 2025 GWEB 96 – 87 UPST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UPST GWEB
Overall 16-16 15-16
Conference 10-8 10-8
Home 11-2 8-5
Away 4-12 6-10
Neutral 1-2 1-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L2 L5
Avg Pts For 67.2 67.4
Avg Pts Against 70.8 66.7
Massey -5.6 (#269) -1.2 (#195)
Bradley-Terry -0.53 (#230) -0.60 (#237)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.78 (#237) -0.72 (#232)
RPI 0.480 (#220) 0.484 (#215)
Shooting & Four Factors UPST GWEB
FG% 45.3% 45.1%
3PT% 33.4% 32.6%
REB / G 30.7 33.9
OREB / G 8.2 9.5
AST / TO 0.85 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 50.7%
TOV% 19.9% 19.4%
ORB% 25.2% 28.1%
FT Rate 21.3% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 20.3%
DRB% 67.1% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 31.1% 28.3%

Game Analysis

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