Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Big South Conference · The Dedmon Center · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread RAD -6.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money RAD -298 / PRES +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total RAD win
Actual RAD +19 141 Won
Massey RAD -4.4 (+14.6) — —
Massey Totals — 146.8 (-5.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✓
Baseline Plus ML RAD -3.3 (+15.7) 142.9 (-1.9) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RAD -4.7 (+14.3) 142.1 (-1.1) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RAD -3.9 (+15.1) 141.8 (-0.8) 68% ✓
Baseline ML RAD -3.7 (+15.3) 142.4 (-1.4) 71% ✓

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 PRES 91 – 85 RAD
Jan 31, 2026 RAD 93 – 84 PRES
Mar 7, 2025 RAD 74 – 69 PRES
Feb 22, 2025 PRES 80 – 73 RAD
Jan 25, 2025 RAD 82 – 69 PRES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RAD PRES
Overall 16-16 15-18
Conference 9-7 7-9
Home 12-5 10-4
Away 4-8 3-13
Neutral 0-3 2-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.9 70.0
Avg Pts Against 80.8 73.1
Massey -6.5 (#263) -7.2 (#279)
Bradley-Terry -1.54 (#290) -1.08 (#264)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.09 (#294) -1.88 (#280)
RPI 0.433 (#283) 0.442 (#273)
Shooting & Four Factors RAD PRES
FG% 42.2% 43.2%
3PT% 32.5% 28.2%
REB / G 34.5 34.5
OREB / G 11.4 11.9
AST / TO 0.99 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 47.6%
TOV% 17.3% 20.5%
ORB% 29.5% 36.0%
FT Rate 29.0% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.5% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 16.3%
DRB% 65.6% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 32.5% 27.3%

Game Analysis

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