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High Point Panthers
89 – 87
FINAL Conference
Winthrop Eagles
Big South Conference · Qubein Center · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 166.5 Over
Money HPU -455 / WIN +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total HPU win
Actual HPU +2 176 Won
Massey HPU -9.4 (-7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 167.3 (+8.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -9.2 (-7.2) 161.5 (+14.5) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -8.7 (-6.7) 159.2 (+16.8) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HPU -8.8 (-6.8) 157.6 (+18.4) 80% ✓
Baseline ML HPU -7.8 (-5.8) 159.5 (+16.5) 79% ✓

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
Jan 14, 2026 WIN 92 – 75 HPU
Mar 9, 2025 HPU 81 – 69 WIN
Feb 15, 2025 HPU 88 – 66 WIN
Jan 25, 2025 HPU 84 – 62 WIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HPU WIN
Overall 31-5 23-11
Conference 15-1 13-3
Home 17-1 13-1
Away 7-2 7-9
Neutral 7-2 3-1
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 86.4 81.5
Avg Pts Against 72.8 77.7
Massey 8.4 (#75) 1.9 (#135)
Bradley-Terry 0.75 (#98) 0.48 (#119)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#105) 0.36 (#137)
RPI 0.542 (#86) 0.570 (#59)
Shooting & Four Factors HPU WIN
FG% 47.7% 43.3%
3PT% 34.0% 34.2%
REB / G 35.2 38.8
OREB / G 11.7 13.2
AST / TO 1.68 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 51.0%
TOV% 12.9% 14.9%
ORB% 32.8% 34.1%
FT Rate 31.9% 32.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 23.0% 17.0%
DRB% 69.0% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 28.0%

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