I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Big South Conference · Kimmel Arena · December 31, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -10.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money UNCA +525 / HPU -750
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCA win
Actual HPU +18 156 Lost
Massey HPU -7.4 (-10.6) — —
Massey Totals — 158.4 (-2.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 41% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -7.9 (-10.1) 148.7 (+7.3) 25% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -9.0 (-9.0) 147.8 (+8.2) 22% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HPU -7.3 (-10.7) 149.4 (+6.6) 32% ✓
Baseline ML HPU -8.0 (-10.0) 151.0 (+5.0) 29% ✓

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 7, 2026 HPU 75 – 71 UNCA
Feb 20, 2026 HPU 74 – 48 UNCA
Feb 9, 2025 HPU 104 – 100 UNCA
Jan 4, 2025 UNCA 103 – 99 HPU
Feb 7, 2024 UNCA 86 – 81 HPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCA HPU
Overall 15-17 31-5
Conference 8-8 15-1
Home 8-7 17-1
Away 4-9 7-2
Neutral 3-1 7-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.9 86.4
Avg Pts Against 74.2 72.8
Massey -4.4 (#235) 7.0 (#87)
Bradley-Terry -0.90 (#248) 0.11 (#160)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.08 (#238) 0.32 (#153)
RPI 0.443 (#280) 0.486 (#198)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCA HPU
FG% 46.4% 48.6%
3PT% 36.8% 36.0%
REB / G 32.1 34.4
OREB / G 8.2 11.7
AST / TO 0.69 1.69
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 56.3%
TOV% 20.9% 13.1%
ORB% 26.3% 32.7%
FT Rate 26.3% 30.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 14.3% 22.5%
DRB% 66.9% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 28.0%

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