I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
North Carolina Central Eagles
89 – 59
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
Delaware State Hornets
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NCCU -11.5 Home covered
O/U 134.0 Over
Money NCCU -650 / DSU +460
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCCU win
Actual NCCU +30 148 Won
Massey NCCU -13.4 (+16.6) — —
Massey Totals — 133.5 (+14.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NCCU -11.0 (+19.0) 136.7 (+11.3) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCCU -10.7 (+19.3) 133.1 (+14.9) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NCCU -10.5 (+19.5) 135.7 (+12.3) 85% ✓
Baseline ML NCCU -11.2 (+18.8) 132.8 (+15.2) 85% ✓

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 14, 2026 NCCU 59 – 53 DSU
Feb 28, 2026 NCCU 74 – 60 DSU
Feb 10, 2026 NCCU 72 – 63 DSU
Mar 14, 2025 NCCU 79 – 77 DSU
Feb 25, 2025 DSU 86 – 84 NCCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCCU DSU
Overall 18-12 6-24
Conference 10-4 4-10
Home 13-1 4-8
Away 4-10 2-14
Neutral 1-1 0-2
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 71.1 63.1
Avg Pts Against 67.9 75.8
Massey -0.6 (#183) -14.0 (#355)
Bradley-Terry -0.09 (#181) -2.17 (#347)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.05 (#176) -2.91 (#354)
RPI 0.524 (#130) 0.407 (#341)
Shooting & Four Factors NCCU DSU
FG% 44.9% 41.2%
3PT% 33.8% 31.4%
REB / G 35.0 34.9
OREB / G 10.9 11.1
AST / TO 0.79 0.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 46.1%
TOV% 22.8% 23.5%
ORB% 33.1% 31.0%
FT Rate 24.7% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 19.2%
DRB% 70.4% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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