Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
66 – 62
FINAL Neutral Conference Hercules Tires Big South
South Carolina Upstate Spartans
Big South Conference · Bojangles Coliseum (Neutral) · March 4, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UNCA -7.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money UNCA -365 / UPST +285
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCA win
Actual UNCA +4 128 Won
Massey UNCA -6.5 (-2.5) — —
Massey Totals — 138.7 (-10.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNCA -5.6 (-1.6) 137.3 (-9.3) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNCA -5.6 (-1.6) 138.8 (-10.8) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNCA -6.0 (-2.0) 138.4 (-10.4) 74% ✓
Baseline ML UNCA -5.9 (-1.9) 137.4 (-9.4) 72% ✓

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 4, 2026 UNCA 76 – 67 UPST
Jan 21, 2026 UNCA 83 – 69 UPST
Feb 13, 2025 UNCA 92 – 85 UPST
Jan 15, 2025 UNCA 93 – 92 UPST
Feb 10, 2024 UNCA 77 – 64 UPST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCA UPST
Overall 27-8 16-16
Conference 16-2 10-8
Home 13-0 11-2
Away 10-6 4-12
Neutral 4-2 1-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.4 67.2
Avg Pts Against 69.8 70.8
Massey 1.0 (#148) -5.4 (#265)
Bradley-Terry 0.81 (#101) -0.45 (#226)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.82 (#112) -0.75 (#234)
RPI 0.556 (#73) 0.486 (#208)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCA UPST
FG% 46.9% 45.4%
3PT% 39.1% 33.8%
REB / G 34.2 30.5
OREB / G 8.3 8.1
AST / TO 0.89 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 51.2%
TOV% 20.4% 19.9%
ORB% 25.8% 24.9%
FT Rate 28.8% 21.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 20.8%
DRB% 70.8% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 31.2%

Game Analysis

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