We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Atlantic Sun Conference · Baptist Health Arena · January 9, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread EKU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money EKU -250 / UNA +205
Model Predictions
Spread Total EKU win
Actual EKU +8 168 Won
Massey EKU -6.4 (+1.6) — —
Massey Totals — 146.8 (+21.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML EKU -3.9 (+4.1) 140.8 (+27.2) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EKU -4.0 (+4.0) 141.4 (+26.6) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML EKU -3.9 (+4.1) 138.2 (+29.8) 67% ✓
Baseline ML EKU -3.9 (+4.1) 139.7 (+28.3) 64% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 15, 2026 UNA 84 – 78 EKU
Jan 4, 2025 UNA 88 – 67 EKU
Feb 23, 2024 EKU 75 – 72 UNA
Jan 14, 2024 EKU 81 – 72 UNA
Mar 1, 2023 EKU 73 – 48 UNA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EKU UNA
Overall 11-21 9-21
Conference 7-11 4-14
Home 8-7 5-8
Away 3-13 4-12
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 77.5 67.9
Avg Pts Against 83.1 78.0
Massey -6.9 (#274) -9.7 (#308)
Bradley-Terry -1.41 (#283) -1.56 (#293)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.89 (#282) -2.10 (#296)
RPI 0.466 (#234) 0.425 (#297)
Shooting & Four Factors EKU UNA
FG% 40.6% 39.1%
3PT% 31.7% 29.5%
REB / G 35.5 35.3
OREB / G 12.2 11.6
AST / TO 1.01 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.7% 44.4%
TOV% 17.4% 16.6%
ORB% 30.9% 30.3%
FT Rate 19.1% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.2% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 13.7% 14.8%
DRB% 67.8% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 26.4% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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