I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
High Point Panthers
65 – 60
FINAL Conference Big South
South Carolina Upstate Spartans
Big South Conference · Qubein Center · February 27, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money HPU -250 / UPST +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total HPU win
Actual HPU +5 125 Won
Massey HPU -6.0 (-1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 138.3 (-13.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HPU -4.1 (+0.9) 135.0 (-10.0) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -4.3 (+0.7) 130.2 (-5.2) 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -4.0 (+1.0) 134.6 (-9.6) 69% ✓
Baseline ML HPU -4.0 (+1.0) 135.2 (-10.2) 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 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 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 66.7 65.6
Avg Pts Against 69.9 74.1
Massey -6.4 (#268) -10.1 (#309)
Bradley-Terry -1.85 (#315) -2.21 (#325)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.05 (#300) -2.43 (#313)
RPI 0.436 (#282) 0.442 (#271)
Shooting & Four Factors HPU UPST
FG% 42.2% 42.3%
3PT% 30.0% 34.1%
REB / G 35.1 31.3
OREB / G 11.4 8.3
AST / TO 0.97 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.7% 49.1%
TOV% 18.6% 20.8%
ORB% 31.9% 24.3%
FT Rate 25.8% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 54.2%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 18.7%
DRB% 72.2% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 24.4%

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