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High Point Panthers
76 – 73
FINAL Neutral Conference Big South
Radford Highlanders
Big South Conference · Freedom Hall (TN) (Neutral) · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money HPU -500 / RAD +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total HPU win
Actual HPU +3 149 Won
Massey HPU -7.3 (-4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 144.9 (+4.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HPU -5.3 (-2.3) 141.3 (+7.7) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -6.4 (-3.4) 139.4 (+9.6) 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -5.7 (-2.7) 139.6 (+9.4) 76% ✓
Baseline ML HPU -5.3 (-2.3) 140.4 (+8.6) 72% ✓

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 8, 2026 HPU 86 – 77 RAD
Jan 24, 2026 HPU 93 – 83 RAD
Feb 6, 2025 HPU 78 – 75 RAD
Jan 3, 2025 HPU 76 – 58 RAD
Mar 8, 2024 HPU 77 – 63 RAD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HPU RAD
Overall 29-6 20-13
Conference 14-2 9-7
Home 16-1 10-3
Away 7-3 7-9
Neutral 6-2 3-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.2 71.7
Avg Pts Against 70.7 71.0
Massey 6.4 (#87) -0.9 (#175)
Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#77) 0.33 (#143)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.54 (#80) 0.42 (#138)
RPI 0.573 (#51) 0.527 (#127)
Shooting & Four Factors HPU RAD
FG% 49.3% 44.3%
3PT% 36.6% 35.7%
REB / G 35.7 34.8
OREB / G 10.7 11.2
AST / TO 1.25 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 50.8%
TOV% 15.4% 17.8%
ORB% 33.6% 33.9%
FT Rate 29.7% 31.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.7% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 16.4%
DRB% 70.0% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 28.0%

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