We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Big South Conference · Kimmel Arena · January 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNCA -2.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money UNCA -148 / LONG +124
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCA win
Actual UNCA +11 133 Won
Massey UNCA -7.5 (+3.5) — —
Massey Totals — 148.7 (-15.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNCA -3.0 (+8.0) 144.0 (-11.0) 59% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNCA -3.8 (+7.2) 140.8 (-7.8) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNCA -4.0 (+7.0) 142.9 (-9.9) 64% ✓
Baseline ML UNCA -3.7 (+7.3) 144.1 (-11.1) 61% ✓

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 6, 2026 UNCA 85 – 82 LONG
Feb 13, 2026 UNCA 79 – 74 LONG
Feb 22, 2025 UNCA 87 – 82 LONG
Jan 9, 2025 LONG 85 – 76 UNCA
Mar 10, 2024 LONG 85 – 59 UNCA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCA LONG
Overall 15-17 16-16
Conference 8-8 8-8
Home 8-7 11-4
Away 4-9 4-10
Neutral 3-1 1-2
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.9 75.9
Avg Pts Against 74.2 76.2
Massey -4.7 (#239) -8.4 (#293)
Bradley-Terry -1.03 (#262) -1.58 (#294)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.28 (#248) -1.74 (#274)
RPI 0.457 (#256) 0.419 (#311)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCA LONG
FG% 45.6% 42.9%
3PT% 35.7% 28.1%
REB / G 32.0 35.9
OREB / G 9.0 12.1
AST / TO 0.72 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 48.0%
TOV% 19.5% 20.0%
ORB% 28.0% 33.9%
FT Rate 27.8% 34.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 15.1% 18.7%
DRB% 66.9% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 30.6%

Game Analysis

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