We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Big South Conference · Qubein Center · January 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -16.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money HPU -2100 / UPST +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total HPU win
Actual HPU +20 158 Won
Massey HPU -17.0 (+3.0)
Massey Totals 160.1 (-2.1)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 96%
Baseline Plus ML HPU -16.2 (+3.8) 155.2 (+2.8) 88%
Model 4 ML HPU -18.2 (+1.8) 152.8 (+5.2) 89%
Model 3 ML HPU -14.4 (+5.6) 150.0 (+8.0) 88%
Baseline ML HPU -15.2 (+4.8) 151.0 (+7.0) 87%

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 13, 2026 HPU 9570 UPST
Feb 27, 2025 HPU 8866 UPST
Jan 23, 2025 HPU 8677 UPST
Feb 15, 2024 UPST 8681 HPU
Jan 25, 2024 HPU 7867 UPST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HPU UPST
Overall 31-5 13-19
Conference 15-1 5-11
Home 17-1 10-5
Away 7-2 3-13
Neutral 7-2 0-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 86.4 71.0
Avg Pts Against 72.8 75.7
Massey 7.9 (#79) -5.7 (#257)
Bradley-Terry 0.36 (#134) -1.21 (#275)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.44 (#137) -2.04 (#301)
RPI 0.508 (#163) 0.461 (#242)
Shooting & Four Factors HPU UPST
FG% 48.4% 42.8%
3PT% 35.3% 32.0%
REB / G 35.7 35.4
OREB / G 11.5 10.3
AST / TO 1.65 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.8% 48.3%
TOV% 13.2% 17.3%
ORB% 32.1% 27.4%
FT Rate 31.4% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 21.4% 16.1%
DRB% 69.6% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 28.5%

Game Analysis

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