He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
East Carolina Pirates
88 – 80 OT
FINAL Conference
Tulane Green Wave
American Conference · Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum · January 6, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread ECU -1.0 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money ECU -110 / TULN -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total ECU win
Actual ECU +8 168 Won
Massey ECU -2.1 (+5.9) — —
Massey Totals — 145.2 (+22.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ECU -1.6 (+6.4) 144.9 (+23.1) 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ECU -1.9 (+6.1) 144.7 (+23.3) 63% ✓
Baseline ML ECU -0.8 (+7.2) 145.6 (+22.4) 53% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ECU -0.9 (+7.1) 145.4 (+22.6) 57% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 31, 2025 TULN 79 – 70 ECU
Mar 7, 2025 ECU 73 – 64 TULN
Feb 20, 2025 TULN 86 – 81 ECU
Feb 18, 2024 ECU 81 – 67 TULN
Mar 4, 2023 TULN 81 – 78 ECU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ECU TULN
Overall 15-15 14-15
Conference 6-11 10-8
Home 12-4 9-4
Away 2-7 3-8
Neutral 1-4 2-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 68.8 73.1
Avg Pts Against 70.9 71.7
Massey -0.8 (#192) 1.3 (#141)
Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#125) -0.11 (#188)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.42 (#143) -0.17 (#191)
RPI 0.501 (#164) 0.471 (#229)
Shooting & Four Factors ECU TULN
FG% 43.1% 44.8%
3PT% 36.5% 37.5%
REB / G 36.3 31.4
OREB / G 10.4 7.1
AST / TO 1.22 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 51.7%
TOV% 18.2% 16.2%
ORB% 29.3% 20.9%
FT Rate 24.4% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 21.0%
DRB% 71.5% 66.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 21.8%

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