Lipscomb beat Western Carolina 75-68 on the road in Cullowhee.
Takai Simpkins led Lipscomb with 15 points. Isaiah Manning had 20 points for Western Carolina. Tayeshaun Smith led all players with 7 rebounds for Western Carolina.
Lipscomb covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 18.0 points.
Western Carolina's Pride of the Mountains marching band, open to students of all majors, has performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Tournament of Roses Parade.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
LIP 76, WCU 87model score
-11.0model spread (home)
162.5model total
18.0points off the final margin
FavoriteWCU -4.56.5LostOver 158.54.0Lost
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Open (first seen)
-3.5
154.5
our snapshots
Latest
+1.0
145.5
-122.5
-109.0
our snapshots (8 books)
Close
-4.5
158.5
-180
150
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin -7 (home)ATS LIP coveredTotal 143 → under
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
LIP
non-SoCon team, not tracked
WCU
2
0
–
same
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
