This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Big South Conference · Kimmel Arena · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread WIN -5.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money UNCA +205 / WIN -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCA win
Actual WIN +2 136 Lost
Massey WIN -3.1 (+1.1) — —
Massey Totals — 151.6 (-15.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 38% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 38% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIN -2.1 (+0.1) 148.5 (-12.5) 37% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIN -3.6 (+1.6) 145.7 (-9.7) 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIN -2.1 (+0.1) 145.9 (-9.9) 42% ✓
Baseline ML WIN -2.4 (+0.4) 148.2 (-12.2) 38% ✓

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 WIN 84 – 71 UNCA
Mar 8, 2025 WIN 86 – 67 UNCA
Mar 1, 2025 WIN 103 – 90 UNCA
Jan 18, 2025 UNCA 93 – 84 WIN
Feb 3, 2024 UNCA 82 – 78 WIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNCA WIN
Overall 15-17 23-11
Conference 8-8 13-3
Home 8-7 13-1
Away 4-9 7-9
Neutral 3-1 3-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.9 81.5
Avg Pts Against 74.2 77.7
Massey -3.5 (#225) 3.0 (#125)
Bradley-Terry -1.03 (#258) 0.05 (#167)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.09 (#242) 0.03 (#162)
RPI 0.467 (#238) 0.531 (#116)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCA WIN
FG% 45.8% 43.2%
3PT% 37.6% 33.3%
REB / G 33.1 39.4
OREB / G 9.5 14.1
AST / TO 0.75 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 50.5%
TOV% 19.0% 14.0%
ORB% 29.3% 35.3%
FT Rate 28.3% 29.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 16.8%
DRB% 68.5% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 26.7%

Game Analysis

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