Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · McDougald-McLendon Arena · March 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NCCU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money NCCU -355 / SCST +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCCU win
Actual SCST +16 144 Lost
Massey NCCU -7.6 (-23.6) — —
Massey Totals — 147.0 (-3.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NCCU -5.8 (-21.8) 143.1 (+0.9) 80% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCCU -4.0 (-20.0) 141.1 (+2.9) 73% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NCCU -6.4 (-22.4) 143.4 (+0.6) 72% ✗
Baseline ML NCCU -5.9 (-21.9) 145.1 (-1.1) 79% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 19, 2026 SCST 85 – 72 NCCU
Mar 15, 2025 SCST 88 – 67 NCCU
Mar 7, 2025 SCST 87 – 71 NCCU
Jan 25, 2025 NCCU 82 – 77 SCST
Mar 8, 2024 NCCU 79 – 68 SCST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCCU SCST
Overall 14-18 10-22
Conference 8-6 7-7
Home 8-5 6-5
Away 4-12 3-16
Neutral 2-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.6 67.4
Avg Pts Against 77.3 80.6
Massey -14.7 (#350) -19.3 (#360)
Bradley-Terry -2.10 (#338) -2.80 (#353)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.86 (#343) -3.82 (#356)
RPI 0.452 (#278) 0.402 (#353)
Shooting & Four Factors NCCU SCST
FG% 42.1% 40.8%
3PT% 33.4% 33.5%
REB / G 30.0 29.9
OREB / G 10.0 10.8
AST / TO 1.02 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 46.3%
TOV% 18.3% 20.7%
ORB% 28.9% 31.0%
FT Rate 28.5% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.5% 54.9%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 18.5%
DRB% 60.8% 62.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 37.5%

Game Analysis

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