I got a baby's brain and an old man's heart "I'm Eighteen" - Alice Cooper
Radford Highlanders
85 – 83
FINAL Conference
Longwood Lancers
Big South Conference · The Dedmon Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread RAD -4.5 Away covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money RAD N/A / LONG +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total RAD win
Actual RAD +2 168 Won
Massey RAD -4.3 (-2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 164.2 (+3.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✓
Baseline Plus ML RAD -1.8 (+0.2) 154.3 (+13.7) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RAD -3.4 (-1.4) 151.5 (+16.5) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RAD -1.8 (+0.2) 152.9 (+15.1) 62% ✓
Baseline ML RAD -2.3 (-0.3) 153.6 (+14.4) 65% ✓

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 28, 2026 LONG 90 – 74 RAD
Feb 8, 2025 RAD 71 – 69 LONG
Jan 23, 2025 LONG 77 – 74 RAD
Feb 24, 2024 RAD 88 – 82 LONG
Jan 12, 2024 RAD 69 – 58 LONG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RAD LONG
Overall 16-16 16-16
Conference 9-7 8-8
Home 12-5 11-4
Away 4-8 4-10
Neutral 0-3 1-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.9 75.9
Avg Pts Against 80.8 76.2
Massey -7.2 (#275) -8.1 (#286)
Bradley-Terry -1.54 (#300) -1.38 (#287)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.09 (#302) -1.64 (#272)
RPI 0.423 (#313) 0.423 (#314)
Shooting & Four Factors RAD LONG
FG% 42.5% 43.0%
3PT% 32.2% 29.1%
REB / G 34.8 35.2
OREB / G 11.4 11.9
AST / TO 1.05 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 48.3%
TOV% 16.2% 19.5%
ORB% 29.6% 33.7%
FT Rate 29.7% 33.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 54.3%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 18.7%
DRB% 66.8% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 31.8% 29.6%

Game Analysis

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