This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Big South Conference · G.B. Hodge Center · January 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -14.5 Home covered
O/U 161.5 Over
Money UPST +1200 / HPU -3000
Model Predictions
Spread Total UPST win
Actual HPU +9 163 Lost
Massey HPU -13.8 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 163.5 (-0.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HPU -12.8 (+3.8) 159.2 (+3.8) 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -13.3 (+4.3) 157.2 (+5.8) 15% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -14.3 (+5.3) 154.9 (+8.1) 15% ✓
Baseline ML HPU -12.5 (+3.5) 159.5 (+3.5) 15% ✓

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
Feb 15, 2024 UPST 86 – 81 HPU
Jan 25, 2024 HPU 78 – 67 UPST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UPST HPU
Overall 6-26 29-6
Conference 2-14 14-2
Home 4-10 16-1
Away 2-14 7-3
Neutral 0-2 6-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 72.6 81.2
Avg Pts Against 85.5 70.7
Massey -13.0 (#346) 4.3 (#102)
Bradley-Terry -2.33 (#338) 0.65 (#112)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.83 (#335) 0.83 (#113)
RPI 0.397 (#331) 0.529 (#125)
Shooting & Four Factors UPST HPU
FG% 44.3% 47.5%
3PT% 27.3% 36.1%
REB / G 34.1 34.3
OREB / G 9.4 10.4
AST / TO 0.85 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 55.0%
TOV% 19.7% 15.3%
ORB% 25.9% 33.0%
FT Rate 23.0% 32.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.4% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 16.3%
DRB% 69.7% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.7% 26.7%

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