Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Big South Conference · G.B. Hodge Center · February 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread WIN -8.5 Away covered
O/U 163.5 Over
Money UPST +320 / WIN -425
Model Predictions
Spread Total UPST win
Actual WIN +10 200 Lost
Massey WIN -8.6 (-1.4) — —
Massey Totals — 169.3 (+30.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 7% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIN -9.0 (-1.0) 160.5 (+39.5) 25% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIN -7.6 (-2.4) 162.5 (+37.5) 24% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIN -8.0 (-2.0) 159.9 (+40.1) 22% ✓
Baseline ML WIN -9.0 (-1.0) 158.0 (+42.0) 26% ✓

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 19, 2026 WIN 68 – 64 UPST
Jan 10, 2026 WIN 71 – 50 UPST
Jan 2, 2025 WIN 95 – 76 UPST
Feb 24, 2024 WIN 83 – 74 UPST
Jan 6, 2024 WIN 82 – 80 UPST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UPST WIN
Overall 6-26 23-11
Conference 2-14 11-5
Home 4-10 16-2
Away 2-14 5-8
Neutral 0-2 2-1
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 72.6 82.3
Avg Pts Against 85.5 79.8
Massey -13.3 (#347) -1.5 (#185)
Bradley-Terry -2.69 (#351) 0.14 (#164)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.15 (#348) 0.08 (#162)
RPI 0.389 (#346) 0.515 (#150)
Shooting & Four Factors UPST WIN
FG% 44.4% 46.0%
3PT% 28.0% 30.4%
REB / G 32.8 37.1
OREB / G 9.0 11.8
AST / TO 0.89 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 51.7%
TOV% 19.6% 17.2%
ORB% 25.2% 30.8%
FT Rate 20.8% 33.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.6% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 19.5%
DRB% 69.3% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 28.7% 28.0%

Game Analysis

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