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Big South Conference · Joan Perry Brock Center · February 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LONG -1.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money LONG -110 / UNCA +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total LONG win
Actual LONG +5 155 Won
Massey LONG -2.0 (+3.0) — —
Massey Totals — 145.6 (+9.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 35% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LONG -0.5 (+4.5) 146.6 (+8.4) 52% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LONG -1.0 (+4.0) 147.4 (+7.6) 57% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LONG -0.3 (+4.7) 148.4 (+6.6) 52% ✓
Baseline ML LONG -0.2 (+4.8) 149.3 (+5.7) 49% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 UNCA 85 – 82 LONG
Feb 13, 2026 UNCA 79 – 74 LONG
Jan 7, 2026 UNCA 72 – 61 LONG
Feb 22, 2025 UNCA 87 – 82 LONG
Jan 9, 2025 LONG 85 – 76 UNCA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LONG UNCA
Overall 21-14 22-12
Conference 6-10 12-4
Home 13-3 12-2
Away 5-10 5-7
Neutral 3-1 5-3
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 75.9
Avg Pts Against 70.2 74.9
Massey -0.8 (#173) 0.6 (#157)
Bradley-Terry -0.58 (#229) 0.68 (#121)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.71 (#228) 0.66 (#130)
RPI 0.480 (#214) 0.557 (#82)
Shooting & Four Factors LONG UNCA
FG% 44.0% 45.5%
3PT% 31.9% 37.9%
REB / G 37.2 34.1
OREB / G 13.0 9.5
AST / TO 0.96 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 52.3%
TOV% 18.3% 18.0%
ORB% 37.0% 28.8%
FT Rate 27.9% 33.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 16.4%
DRB% 74.4% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 25.1%

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