Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Atlantic Sun Conference · F&M Bank Arena · February 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread APSU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money APSU -192 / LIP +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total APSU win
Actual APSU +11 163 Won
Massey APSU -3.9 (+7.1) — —
Massey Totals — 151.6 (+11.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML APSU -3.6 (+7.4) 149.9 (+13.1) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ APSU -2.3 (+8.7) 150.9 (+12.1) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML APSU -3.4 (+7.6) 146.3 (+16.7) 70% ✓
Baseline ML APSU -3.4 (+7.6) 148.1 (+14.9) 67% ✓

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 18, 2026 LIP 82 – 78 APSU
Feb 25, 2025 LIP 95 – 78 APSU
Jan 19, 2025 LIP 88 – 60 APSU
Feb 24, 2024 LIP 90 – 85 APSU
Jan 13, 2024 LIP 91 – 77 APSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings APSU LIP
Overall 22-9 19-13
Conference 15-3 12-6
Home 12-1 13-1
Away 9-7 6-11
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.0 77.6
Avg Pts Against 74.6 77.0
Massey 0.3 (#161) -0.5 (#175)
Bradley-Terry 0.42 (#128) 0.16 (#147)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.29 (#139) 0.16 (#148)
RPI 0.538 (#102) 0.553 (#76)
Shooting & Four Factors APSU LIP
FG% 43.8% 45.3%
3PT% 33.5% 36.5%
REB / G 35.7 33.8
OREB / G 10.7 9.0
AST / TO 1.35 1.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 53.8%
TOV% 15.7% 15.9%
ORB% 29.2% 25.5%
FT Rate 26.4% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 18.2%
DRB% 70.3% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 22.6%

Game Analysis

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