Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
American Conference · Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum · January 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ECU -5.0 Push
O/U 143.0 Under
Money ECU -210 / TLSA +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total ECU win
Actual ECU +5 119 Won
Massey ECU -1.4 (+3.6) — —
Massey Totals — 139.2 (-20.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ECU -1.1 (+3.9) 138.4 (-19.4) 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ECU -2.8 (+2.2) 138.8 (-19.8) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ECU -1.0 (+4.0) 137.6 (-18.6) 55% ✓
Baseline ML ECU -0.2 (+4.8) 137.4 (-18.4) 50% ✓

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 TLSA 93 – 66 ECU
Jan 22, 2025 ECU 85 – 76 TLSA
Mar 14, 2024 ECU 84 – 79 TLSA
Feb 22, 2023 ECU 62 – 60 TLSA
Jan 25, 2023 ECU 76 – 66 TLSA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ECU TLSA
Overall 15-18 16-15
Conference 7-11 7-11
Home 11-9 14-4
Away 3-7 2-9
Neutral 1-2 0-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.6 74.3
Avg Pts Against 70.6 74.5
Massey -2.6 (#220) 0.1 (#166)
Bradley-Terry -0.84 (#252) -0.14 (#191)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.98 (#249) -0.28 (#197)
RPI 0.447 (#268) 0.463 (#240)
Shooting & Four Factors ECU TLSA
FG% 43.0% 43.0%
3PT% 31.1% 31.5%
REB / G 36.4 36.6
OREB / G 13.3 10.6
AST / TO 1.09 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.7% 49.3%
TOV% 16.1% 19.9%
ORB% 36.2% 28.9%
FT Rate 26.1% 32.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 22.7%
DRB% 67.1% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 19.4%

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