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Winthrop Eagles
82 – 61
FINAL Conference Hercules Tires Big South
Longwood Lancers
Big South Conference · Winthrop Coliseum · March 5, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread WIN -13.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money WIN -1000 / LONG +850
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIN win
Actual WIN +21 143 Won
Massey WIN -13.4 (+7.6) — —
Massey Totals — 142.1 (+0.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIN -14.3 (+6.7) 140.8 (+2.2) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIN -10.4 (+10.6) 135.5 (+7.5) 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIN -12.9 (+8.1) 140.3 (+2.7) 87% ✓
Baseline ML WIN -13.3 (+7.7) 140.6 (+2.4) 87% ✓

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 7, 2026 WIN 79 – 74 LONG
Dec 31, 2025 LONG 82 – 70 WIN
Mar 8, 2025 WIN 88 – 79 LONG
Feb 28, 2025 WIN 85 – 59 LONG
Jan 11, 2025 WIN 95 – 76 LONG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIN LONG
Overall 23-2 12-17
Conference 17-1 10-10
Home 11-1 8-5
Away 10-0 4-11
Neutral 2-1 0-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.9 66.3
Avg Pts Against 67.0 67.8
Massey 6.7 (#85) -4.1 (#238)
Bradley-Terry 1.87 (#51) -1.43 (#287)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.63 (#39) -1.61 (#278)
RPI 0.589 (#31) 0.459 (#241)
Shooting & Four Factors WIN LONG
FG% 45.5% 43.4%
3PT% 35.6% 34.3%
REB / G 40.6 33.0
OREB / G 13.4 9.4
AST / TO 1.05 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 49.9%
TOV% 19.7% 19.5%
ORB% 35.8% 27.7%
FT Rate 24.4% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 20.9%
DRB% 78.0% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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