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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 Plus ML HPU -16.6 (-3.6) 159.3 (-12.3) 89%
Model 4 ML HPU -17.1 (-4.1) 154.7 (-7.7) 89%
Model 3 ML HPU -15.2 (-2.2) 156.1 (-9.1) 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 7159 LONG
Feb 14, 2025 HPU 8372 LONG
Jan 17, 2025 LONG 8280 HPU
Mar 9, 2024 LONG 8079 HPU
Mar 2, 2024 LONG 7472 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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