Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Big South Conference · Qubein Center · December 30, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 148.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total HPU win
Actual HPU +11 115 Won
Massey HPU -11.8 (-0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 157.7 (-42.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HPU -9.3 (+1.7) 151.4 (-36.4) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -8.7 (+2.3) 147.8 (-32.8) 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -10.1 (+0.9) 150.1 (-35.1) 84% ✓
Baseline ML HPU -9.2 (+1.8) 150.2 (-35.2) 82% ✓

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 13, 2026 HPU 95 – 70 UPST
Jan 18, 2026 HPU 89 – 69 UPST
Feb 27, 2025 HPU 88 – 66 UPST
Jan 23, 2025 HPU 86 – 77 UPST
Feb 15, 2024 UPST 86 – 81 HPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HPU UPST
Overall 9-15 5-18
Conference 6-11 5-11
Home 5-5 3-8
Away 4-10 2-10
Neutral 0-0 0-0
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 66.7 65.6
Avg Pts Against 69.9 74.1
Massey -1.1 (#181) -8.7 (#290)
Bradley-Terry -1.09 (#242) -3.01 (#320)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.35 (#236) -4.37 (#318)
RPI 0.431 (#248) 0.419 (#264)
Shooting & Four Factors HPU UPST
FG% 46.3% 41.2%
3PT% 33.3% 39.9%
REB / G 34.1 29.7
OREB / G 9.3 8.0
AST / TO 0.93 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 49.0%
TOV% 19.2% 22.8%
ORB% 28.0% 22.0%
FT Rate 27.0% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 57.7%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 19.6%
DRB% 74.0% 62.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 24.2%

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