You know he knows just exactly what the facts is. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Big South Conference · G.B. Hodge Center · January 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UPST -1.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money UPST -115 / UNCA -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total UPST win
Actual UNCA +14 152 Lost
Massey UPST -1.1 (-15.1)
Massey Totals 141.2 (+10.8)
Bradley-Terry 63%
Weighted B-T 45%
Efficiency Plus ML UNCA -0.5 (-13.5) 142.9 (+9.1) 44%
Baseline Tuned ML UPST -0.2 (-14.2) 139.7 (+12.3) 50%
Baseline ML UPST -0.0 (-14.0) 140.4 (+11.6) 41%
Baseline Plus ML UNCA -0.3 (-13.7) 142.0 (+10.0) 48%

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 4, 2026 UNCA 7667 UPST
Feb 13, 2025 UNCA 9285 UPST
Jan 15, 2025 UNCA 9392 UPST
Feb 10, 2024 UNCA 7764 UPST
Jan 3, 2024 UNCA 9567 UPST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UPST UNCA
Overall 13-19 15-17
Conference 5-11 8-8
Home 10-5 8-7
Away 3-13 4-9
Neutral 0-1 3-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.0 71.9
Avg Pts Against 75.7 74.2
Massey -5.9 (#258) -3.7 (#224)
Bradley-Terry -1.23 (#278) -1.19 (#275)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.07 (#305) -1.23 (#252)
RPI 0.466 (#235) 0.458 (#251)
Shooting & Four Factors UPST UNCA
FG% 42.5% 45.1%
3PT% 32.3% 36.2%
REB / G 35.6 33.4
OREB / G 10.7 9.7
AST / TO 0.87 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.1% 51.0%
TOV% 17.6% 18.7%
ORB% 28.3% 29.4%
FT Rate 23.8% 28.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 15.4%
DRB% 68.6% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 28.2% 27.3%

Game Analysis

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