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
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NCCU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money SCST +140 / NCCU -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total SCST win
Actual SCST +3 139 Won
Massey NCCU -4.7 (+7.7) — —
Massey Totals — 148.1 (-9.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 22% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 16% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCCU -4.5 (+7.5) 143.7 (-4.7) 29% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NCCU -5.4 (+8.4) 143.5 (-4.5) 25% ✗
Baseline ML NCCU -5.6 (+8.6) 144.7 (-5.7) 30% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NCCU -5.5 (+8.5) 144.1 (-5.1) 27% ✗

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 5, 2026 SCST 80 – 64 NCCU
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SCST NCCU
Overall 14-18 18-13
Conference 9-5 9-5
Home 9-4 11-2
Away 5-13 6-9
Neutral 0-1 1-2
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.3 71.9
Avg Pts Against 75.0 70.9
Massey -12.4 (#341) -4.0 (#240)
Bradley-Terry -2.30 (#341) -0.36 (#212)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.88 (#336) -0.48 (#219)
RPI 0.387 (#340) 0.486 (#198)
Shooting & Four Factors SCST NCCU
FG% 39.4% 40.9%
3PT% 30.5% 28.0%
REB / G 36.3 32.4
OREB / G 15.1 10.3
AST / TO 0.90 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.6% 46.2%
TOV% 20.1% 16.9%
ORB% 36.2% 28.6%
FT Rate 23.2% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.6% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 18.3%
DRB% 66.9% 64.8%
Opp FT Rate 38.2% 27.7%

Game Analysis

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