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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 Tuned ML HPU -14.4 (+5.6) 150.0 (+8.0) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HPU -18.2 (+1.8) 152.8 (+5.2) 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HPU -16.2 (+3.8) 155.2 (+2.8) 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 95 – 70 UPST
Feb 27, 2025 HPU 88 – 66 UPST
Jan 23, 2025 HPU 86 – 77 UPST
Feb 15, 2024 UPST 86 – 81 HPU
Jan 25, 2024 HPU 78 – 67 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%

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