I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
UCF Knights
84 – 58
FINAL Conference
East Carolina Pirates
American Conference · Addition Financial Arena · March 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UCF -12.0 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money UCF -800 / ECU +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCF win
Actual UCF +26 142 Won
Massey UCF -13.6 (+12.4) — —
Massey Totals — 133.2 (+8.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCF -11.3 (+14.7) 137.1 (+4.9) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCF -11.0 (+15.0) 136.2 (+5.8) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCF -11.6 (+14.4) 136.2 (+5.8) 86% ✓
Baseline ML UCF -11.8 (+14.2) 136.6 (+5.4) 86% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 5, 2023 UCF 64 – 61 ECU
Feb 20, 2022 UCF 69 – 66 ECU
Jan 19, 2022 UCF 92 – 85 ECU
Mar 12, 2021 UCF 72 – 62 ECU
Mar 5, 2021 UCF 64 – 60 ECU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCF ECU
Overall 19-15 16-17
Conference 8-10 6-12
Home 11-6 10-6
Away 5-7 2-9
Neutral 3-2 4-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.5 68.8
Avg Pts Against 65.5 70.5
Massey 8.6 (#67) -1.4 (#203)
Bradley-Terry 0.79 (#104) -0.13 (#189)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.16 (#94) -0.03 (#176)
RPI 0.533 (#113) 0.477 (#228)
Shooting & Four Factors UCF ECU
FG% 42.6% 40.8%
3PT% 36.0% 31.8%
REB / G 34.8 37.3
OREB / G 11.6 12.5
AST / TO 1.05 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 47.5%
TOV% 19.6% 19.0%
ORB% 33.7% 33.7%
FT Rate 22.9% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 17.2%
DRB% 68.5% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 23.5%

Game Analysis

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