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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 Tuned ML HPU -18.0 (+4.0) 160.5 (-6.5) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -19.3 (+2.7) 159.4 (-5.4) 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -21.4 (+0.6) 160.9 (-6.9) 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 95 – 70 UPST
Jan 18, 2026 HPU 89 – 69 UPST
Jan 23, 2025 HPU 86 – 77 UPST
Feb 15, 2024 UPST 86 – 81 HPU
Jan 25, 2024 HPU 78 – 67 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%

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