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High Point Panthers
80 – 67
FINAL Conference
Longwood Lancers
Big South Conference · Qubein Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -16.5 Away covered
O/U 160.5 Under
Money HPU -1650 / LONG +950
Model Predictions
Spread Total HPU win
Actual HPU +13 147 Won
Massey HPU -20.5 (-7.5) — —
Massey Totals — 169.0 (-22.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HPU -15.2 (-2.2) 156.1 (-9.1) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -17.1 (-4.1) 154.7 (-7.7) 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -16.6 (-3.6) 159.3 (-12.3) 89% ✓
Baseline ML HPU -17.4 (-4.4) 158.5 (-11.5) 88% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 HPU 71 – 59 LONG
Feb 14, 2025 HPU 83 – 72 LONG
Jan 17, 2025 LONG 82 – 80 HPU
Mar 9, 2024 LONG 80 – 79 HPU
Mar 2, 2024 LONG 74 – 72 HPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HPU LONG
Overall 31-5 16-16
Conference 15-1 8-8
Home 17-1 11-4
Away 7-2 4-10
Neutral 7-2 1-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 86.4 75.9
Avg Pts Against 72.8 76.2
Massey 7.8 (#81) -8.9 (#296)
Bradley-Terry 0.28 (#149) -1.58 (#297)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.51 (#140) -1.73 (#269)
RPI 0.495 (#189) 0.404 (#332)
Shooting & Four Factors HPU LONG
FG% 49.4% 42.6%
3PT% 36.9% 27.5%
REB / G 34.0 36.2
OREB / G 11.1 12.2
AST / TO 1.63 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.3% 47.6%
TOV% 13.4% 19.8%
ORB% 32.1% 34.0%
FT Rate 31.3% 36.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 53.6%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 19.0%
DRB% 67.7% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 30.5%

Game Analysis

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