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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Hytche Center · March 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UMES -2.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money UMES -142 / NCCU +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total UMES win
Actual NCCU +4 150 Lost
Massey UMES -4.6 (-8.6)
Massey Totals 132.5 (+17.5)
Bradley-Terry 57%
Weighted B-T 58%
Efficiency Plus ML UMES -2.1 (-6.1) 132.6 (+17.4) 51%
Baseline Tuned ML UMES -2.6 (-6.6) 132.6 (+17.4) 62%
Baseline ML UMES -3.3 (-7.3) 132.9 (+17.1) 65%
Baseline Plus ML UMES -2.4 (-6.4) 134.5 (+15.5) 55%

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 13, 2026 NCCU 8376 UMES
Feb 2, 2026 NCCU 6563 UMES
Feb 27, 2025 UMES 6859 NCCU
Jan 11, 2025 NCCU 8869 UMES
Mar 14, 2024 NCCU 8781 UMES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UMES NCCU
Overall 9-23 14-18
Conference 5-9 8-6
Home 6-4 8-5
Away 2-18 4-12
Neutral 1-1 2-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 62.4 67.6
Avg Pts Against 71.5 77.3
Massey -13.3 (#342) -15.0 (#350)
Bradley-Terry -2.46 (#348) -2.24 (#343)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.27 (#352) -2.99 (#346)
RPI 0.410 (#344) 0.439 (#304)
Shooting & Four Factors UMES NCCU
FG% 42.6% 42.0%
3PT% 29.0% 32.9%
REB / G 31.6 30.4
OREB / G 10.0 10.1
AST / TO 0.83 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.6% 47.4%
TOV% 23.3% 18.4%
ORB% 30.7% 29.2%
FT Rate 21.0% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 55.5%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 19.1%
DRB% 66.2% 61.6%
Opp FT Rate 31.8% 26.2%

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