The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
East Carolina Pirates
77 – 72
FINAL Conference
SMU Mustangs
American Conference · Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum · February 4, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money ECU +110 / SMU -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total ECU win
Actual ECU +5 149 Won
Massey ECU -2.4 (+2.6) — —
Massey Totals — 139.1 (+9.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ECU -2.0 (+3.0) 144.5 (+4.5) 64% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ECU -2.1 (+2.9) 142.9 (+6.1) 62% ✓
Baseline ML ECU -1.4 (+3.6) 143.9 (+5.1) 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ECU -1.8 (+3.2) 145.1 (+3.9) 60% ✓

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 7, 2024 SMU 80 – 77 ECU
Jan 13, 2024 SMU 75 – 64 ECU
Feb 19, 2023 SMU 86 – 70 ECU
Feb 12, 2022 SMU 80 – 66 ECU
Feb 8, 2021 SMU 71 – 56 ECU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ECU SMU
Overall 16-17 10-22
Conference 6-12 5-13
Home 10-6 7-9
Away 2-9 1-11
Neutral 4-2 2-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 68.8 70.2
Avg Pts Against 70.5 75.6
Massey -2.9 (#224) -1.8 (#213)
Bradley-Terry -0.57 (#234) -0.52 (#227)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.55 (#216) -0.30 (#195)
RPI 0.451 (#268) 0.495 (#181)
Shooting & Four Factors ECU SMU
FG% 40.7% 41.7%
3PT% 31.3% 31.2%
REB / G 37.0 35.6
OREB / G 12.4 10.1
AST / TO 1.00 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 47.2%
TOV% 19.3% 18.3%
ORB% 34.0% 27.2%
FT Rate 25.3% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 18.0%
DRB% 71.3% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 22.0%

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