In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UMES -2.4 (-6.4) 134.5 (+15.5) 55% ✗
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% ✗

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 83 – 76 UMES
Feb 2, 2026 NCCU 65 – 63 UMES
Feb 27, 2025 UMES 68 – 59 NCCU
Jan 11, 2025 NCCU 88 – 69 UMES
Mar 14, 2024 NCCU 87 – 81 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%

Game Analysis

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