I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Big South Conference · Kimmel Arena · February 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNCA -6.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money UNCA -310 / UPST +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNCA win
Actual UNCA +9 143 Won
Massey UNCA -6.8 (+2.2)
Massey Totals 138.6 (+4.4)
Bradley-Terry 73%
Weighted B-T 84%
Efficiency Plus ML UNCA -7.0 (+2.0) 137.8 (+5.2) 77%
Baseline Tuned ML UNCA -4.8 (+4.2) 135.9 (+7.1) 70%
Baseline ML UNCA -4.8 (+4.2) 136.2 (+6.8) 70%
Baseline Plus ML UNCA -5.4 (+3.6) 139.2 (+3.8) 69%

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 21, 2026 UNCA 8369 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 UNCA UPST
Overall 15-17 13-19
Conference 8-8 5-11
Home 8-7 10-5
Away 4-9 3-13
Neutral 3-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.9 71.0
Avg Pts Against 74.2 75.7
Massey -3.2 (#217) -7.0 (#273)
Bradley-Terry -1.00 (#259) -1.47 (#296)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.02 (#239) -2.12 (#306)
RPI 0.468 (#233) 0.450 (#265)
Shooting & Four Factors UNCA UPST
FG% 45.2% 42.4%
3PT% 36.6% 32.4%
REB / G 33.4 35.3
OREB / G 9.8 10.7
AST / TO 0.83 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 48.1%
TOV% 18.0% 17.7%
ORB% 29.6% 28.1%
FT Rate 28.7% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 16.1%
DRB% 68.8% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 26.6%

Game Analysis

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