And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
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 Plus ML HPU -14.3 (+5.3) 154.9 (+8.1) 15%
Model 4 ML HPU -13.3 (+4.3) 157.2 (+5.8) 15%
Model 3 ML HPU -12.8 (+3.8) 159.2 (+3.8) 14%
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 9570 UPST
Jan 18, 2026 HPU 8969 UPST
Feb 27, 2025 HPU 8866 UPST
Feb 15, 2024 UPST 8681 HPU
Jan 25, 2024 HPU 7867 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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