You have to let that raga drop. "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash
Temple Owls
78 – 75
FINAL Conference
East Carolina Pirates
American Conference · Liacouras Center · January 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread TEM -4.0 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money TEM -170 / ECU +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual TEM +3 153 Won
Massey TEM -6.5 (-3.5) — —
Massey Totals — 137.1 (+15.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEM -4.3 (-1.3) 138.4 (+14.6) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TEM -4.7 (-1.7) 138.2 (+14.8) 70% ✓
Baseline ML TEM -4.6 (-1.6) 139.1 (+13.9) 69% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TEM -4.0 (-1.0) 139.0 (+14.0) 66% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 7, 2026 TEM 81 – 73 ECU
Jan 8, 2026 TEM 75 – 67 ECU
Feb 1, 2025 TEM 98 – 94 ECU
Jan 9, 2025 ECU 80 – 79 TEM
Jan 28, 2024 ECU 70 – 64 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM ECU
Overall 17-12 15-15
Conference 10-7 6-11
Home 11-3 12-4
Away 5-6 2-7
Neutral 1-3 1-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 66.8 68.8
Avg Pts Against 66.4 70.9
Massey 2.5 (#127) -0.0 (#168)
Bradley-Terry 0.88 (#107) 0.83 (#112)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.73 (#121) 0.69 (#126)
RPI 0.525 (#121) 0.519 (#131)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM ECU
FG% 40.6% 43.6%
3PT% 29.3% 36.2%
REB / G 38.5 36.2
OREB / G 12.3 10.3
AST / TO 1.01 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.1% 50.5%
TOV% 18.1% 18.0%
ORB% 33.6% 29.1%
FT Rate 25.6% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.8% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 19.2%
DRB% 68.2% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 18.5% 19.6%

Game Analysis

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