Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
North Carolina Central Eagles
59 – 53
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
Delaware State Hornets
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NCCU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 131.5 Under
Money NCCU -198 / DSU +164
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCCU win
Actual NCCU +6 112 Won
Massey NCCU -3.6 (+2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 132.5 (-20.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NCCU -3.0 (+3.0) 131.8 (-19.8) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCCU -2.1 (+3.9) 130.3 (-18.3) 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NCCU -3.1 (+2.9) 131.4 (-19.4) 62% ✓
Baseline ML NCCU -2.0 (+4.0) 130.6 (-18.6) 64% ✓

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 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
Jan 14, 2025 NCCU 75 – 72 DSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCCU DSU
Overall 14-18 8-23
Conference 8-6 2-12
Home 8-5 5-7
Away 4-12 2-14
Neutral 2-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.6 59.7
Avg Pts Against 77.3 71.4
Massey -15.4 (#350) -19.0 (#361)
Bradley-Terry -2.24 (#342) -3.14 (#359)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.05 (#346) -4.11 (#360)
RPI 0.449 (#281) 0.386 (#358)
Shooting & Four Factors NCCU DSU
FG% 42.1% 38.6%
3PT% 33.4% 28.5%
REB / G 30.3 30.5
OREB / G 10.1 9.7
AST / TO 0.99 0.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 42.7%
TOV% 18.3% 19.6%
ORB% 29.3% 27.4%
FT Rate 29.2% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.1% 53.3%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 19.8%
DRB% 60.8% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 26.2% 29.3%

Game Analysis

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