He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
South Florida Bulls
58 – 73
FINAL Neutral Conference American Athletic Conference
East Carolina Pirates
American Conference · Dickies Arena (Neutral) · March 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread USF -3.0 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money USF -165 / ECU +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total USF win
Actual ECU +15 131 Lost
Massey USF -3.0 (-18.0) — —
Massey Totals — 138.8 (-7.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 47% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USF -1.5 (-16.5) 139.7 (-8.7) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USF -1.3 (-16.3) 138.4 (-7.4) 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USF -1.6 (-16.6) 139.6 (-8.6) 58% ✗
Baseline ML USF -2.0 (-17.0) 138.9 (-7.9) 59% ✗

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 15, 2026 USF 82 – 71 ECU
Jan 25, 2025 ECU 64 – 55 USF
Dec 31, 2024 USF 75 – 69 ECU
Mar 15, 2024 USF 81 – 59 ECU
Feb 1, 2024 USF 71 – 60 ECU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USF ECU
Overall 14-18 16-17
Conference 7-11 6-12
Home 9-9 10-6
Away 4-7 2-9
Neutral 1-2 4-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 68.8
Avg Pts Against 72.0 70.5
Massey 1.2 (#147) -1.8 (#207)
Bradley-Terry -0.29 (#202) -0.15 (#188)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.04 (#166) -0.06 (#177)
RPI 0.479 (#219) 0.473 (#232)
Shooting & Four Factors USF ECU
FG% 44.8% 40.7%
3PT% 33.7% 31.8%
REB / G 37.4 37.0
OREB / G 11.8 12.4
AST / TO 0.99 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 47.3%
TOV% 19.5% 19.2%
ORB% 32.7% 33.4%
FT Rate 20.3% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 17.3%
DRB% 72.5% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.2% 23.7%

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