I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
UAB Blazers
69 61
FINAL Conference
East Carolina Pirates
American Conference · Bartow Arena · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UAB -4.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money UAB -200 / ECU +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total UAB win
Actual UAB +8 130 Won
Massey UAB -4.7 (+3.3)
Massey Totals 146.1 (-16.1)
Bradley-Terry 88%
Weighted B-T 86%
Efficiency Plus ML UAB -5.9 (+2.1) 141.8 (-11.8) 78%
Baseline Tuned ML UAB -3.6 (+4.4) 141.9 (-11.9) 72%
Baseline ML UAB -3.5 (+4.5) 142.7 (-12.7) 71%
Baseline Plus ML UAB -3.8 (+4.2) 143.4 (-13.4) 72%

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 8, 2026 UAB 9083 ECU
Jan 11, 2026 UAB 8785 ECU
Mar 15, 2025 UAB 9477 ECU
Feb 12, 2025 ECU 8275 UAB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UAB ECU
Overall 23-12 15-18
Conference 12-6 7-11
Home 12-5 11-9
Away 7-5 3-7
Neutral 4-2 1-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 68.6
Avg Pts Against 75.6 70.6
Massey -0.3 (#171) -1.3 (#191)
Bradley-Terry 0.76 (#112) -0.51 (#227)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#132) -0.45 (#216)
RPI 0.543 (#108) 0.463 (#241)
Shooting & Four Factors UAB ECU
FG% 43.2% 42.9%
3PT% 30.7% 30.9%
REB / G 39.3 35.3
OREB / G 13.7 12.4
AST / TO 1.05 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 48.5%
TOV% 16.5% 16.0%
ORB% 36.0% 34.3%
FT Rate 30.5% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 19.1%
DRB% 71.1% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 23.6%

Game Analysis

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