They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam
High Point Panthers
81 – 69
FINAL Neutral Conference Big South
Winthrop Eagles
Big South Conference · Freedom Hall (TN) (Neutral) · March 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money HPU -360 / WIN +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total HPU win
Actual HPU +12 150 Won
Massey HPU -6.3 (+5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 165.2 (-15.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -5.6 (+6.4) 155.8 (-5.8) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -5.3 (+6.7) 157.4 (-7.4) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HPU -5.1 (+6.9) 156.9 (-6.9) 70% ✓
Baseline ML HPU -5.0 (+7.0) 157.2 (-7.2) 71% ✓

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 8, 2026 HPU 91 – 76 WIN
Feb 21, 2026 HPU 89 – 87 WIN
Jan 14, 2026 WIN 92 – 75 HPU
Feb 15, 2025 HPU 88 – 66 WIN
Jan 25, 2025 HPU 84 – 62 WIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HPU WIN
Overall 29-6 23-11
Conference 14-2 11-5
Home 16-1 16-2
Away 7-3 5-8
Neutral 6-2 2-1
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.2 82.3
Avg Pts Against 70.7 79.8
Massey 6.2 (#89) -0.0 (#159)
Bradley-Terry 1.36 (#71) 0.56 (#125)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.60 (#76) 0.56 (#128)
RPI 0.574 (#51) 0.538 (#102)
Shooting & Four Factors HPU WIN
FG% 49.4% 47.0%
3PT% 36.8% 34.1%
REB / G 35.5 37.1
OREB / G 10.7 11.5
AST / TO 1.23 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.7% 53.5%
TOV% 15.5% 17.7%
ORB% 34.0% 31.3%
FT Rate 29.5% 32.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 19.0%
DRB% 70.0% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.2% 27.6%

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