Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Big South Conference · Kimmel Arena · February 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNCA -3.5 Home covered
O/U 158.5 Over
Money UNCA -165 / LONG +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCA win
Actual UNCA +5 169 Won
Massey UNCA -2.8 (+2.2) — —
Massey Totals — 156.9 (+12.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNCA -3.1 (+1.9) 156.5 (+12.5) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNCA -3.1 (+1.9) 152.3 (+16.7) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNCA -2.8 (+2.2) 153.3 (+15.7) 67% ✓
Baseline ML UNCA -3.1 (+1.9) 155.2 (+13.8) 68% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 UNCA 85 – 82 LONG
Feb 13, 2026 UNCA 79 – 74 LONG
Jan 7, 2026 UNCA 72 – 61 LONG
Jan 9, 2025 LONG 85 – 76 UNCA
Mar 10, 2024 LONG 85 – 59 UNCA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCA LONG
Overall 21-11 18-14
Conference 11-5 7-9
Home 13-1 12-4
Away 6-9 5-7
Neutral 2-1 1-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.9 76.6
Avg Pts Against 79.5 76.1
Massey -2.1 (#199) -1.7 (#190)
Bradley-Terry 0.64 (#116) -0.09 (#174)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.55 (#127) -0.16 (#184)
RPI 0.564 (#62) 0.496 (#188)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCA LONG
FG% 45.7% 46.0%
3PT% 34.4% 32.6%
REB / G 34.5 32.6
OREB / G 11.1 10.6
AST / TO 1.26 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 51.5%
TOV% 14.5% 17.2%
ORB% 30.4% 31.2%
FT Rate 26.1% 33.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 54.9%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 20.9%
DRB% 66.3% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 28.9% 27.0%

Game Analysis

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