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Big South Conference · Qubein Center · February 27, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -20.5 Home covered
O/U 163.5 Under
Money HPU -6000 / UPST +1800
Model Predictions
Spread Total HPU win
Actual HPU +22 154 Won
Massey HPU -22.0 (+0.0)
Massey Totals 164.3 (-10.3)
Bradley-Terry 98%
Weighted B-T 99%
Baseline Plus ML HPU -21.4 (+0.6) 160.9 (-6.9) 91%
Model 4 ML HPU -19.3 (+2.7) 159.4 (-5.4) 90%
Model 3 ML HPU -18.0 (+4.0) 160.5 (-6.5) 91%
Baseline ML HPU -19.5 (+2.5) 163.0 (-9.0) 91%

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
Jan 23, 2025 HPU 8677 UPST
Feb 15, 2024 UPST 8681 HPU
Jan 25, 2024 HPU 7867 UPST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HPU UPST
Overall 29-6 6-26
Conference 14-2 2-14
Home 16-1 4-10
Away 7-3 2-14
Neutral 6-2 0-2
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 81.2 72.6
Avg Pts Against 70.7 85.5
Massey 6.2 (#88) -12.6 (#341)
Bradley-Terry 1.26 (#77) -2.34 (#343)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.49 (#80) -2.69 (#337)
RPI 0.568 (#57) 0.399 (#344)
Shooting & Four Factors HPU UPST
FG% 49.2% 45.1%
3PT% 36.8% 29.8%
REB / G 35.1 32.8
OREB / G 10.4 9.2
AST / TO 1.26 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 50.4%
TOV% 15.1% 18.6%
ORB% 33.3% 25.2%
FT Rate 30.3% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 56.1%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 16.1%
DRB% 69.8% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 29.9%

Game Analysis

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