I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Radford Highlanders
74 – 77
FINAL Conference
Longwood Lancers
Big South Conference · The Dedmon Center · January 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread RAD -3.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money RAD -180 / LONG +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total RAD win
Actual LONG +3 151 Lost
Massey RAD -3.3 (-6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 141.5 (+9.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✗
Baseline Plus ML RAD -2.8 (-5.8) 141.3 (+9.7) 62% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RAD -2.6 (-5.6) 140.1 (+10.9) 59% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML RAD -2.8 (-5.8) 141.6 (+9.4) 65% ✗
Baseline ML RAD -2.8 (-5.8) 143.6 (+7.4) 65% ✗

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 28, 2026 LONG 90 – 74 RAD
Jan 17, 2026 RAD 85 – 83 LONG
Feb 8, 2025 RAD 71 – 69 LONG
Feb 24, 2024 RAD 88 – 82 LONG
Jan 12, 2024 RAD 69 – 58 LONG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RAD LONG
Overall 20-13 18-14
Conference 9-7 7-9
Home 10-3 12-4
Away 7-9 5-7
Neutral 3-1 1-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.7 76.6
Avg Pts Against 71.0 76.1
Massey -2.0 (#197) -1.9 (#196)
Bradley-Terry 0.59 (#117) 0.14 (#168)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.74 (#118) 0.01 (#176)
RPI 0.534 (#115) 0.505 (#172)
Shooting & Four Factors RAD LONG
FG% 42.8% 44.4%
3PT% 34.1% 30.3%
REB / G 36.6 33.8
OREB / G 12.1 11.8
AST / TO 0.88 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 49.8%
TOV% 18.6% 17.9%
ORB% 34.8% 33.7%
FT Rate 29.9% 33.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 21.4%
DRB% 70.3% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 28.2% 27.6%

Game Analysis

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