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Temple Owls
98 94 OT
FINAL Conference
East Carolina Pirates
American Conference · Liacouras Center · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TEM -2.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money TEM -150 / ECU +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual TEM +4 192 Won
Massey TEM -5.1 (-1.1)
Massey Totals 150.8 (+41.2)
Bradley-Terry 75%
Weighted B-T 81%
Baseline Plus ML TEM -4.8 (-0.8) 149.2 (+42.8) 70%
Model 4 ML TEM -3.4 (+0.6) 148.0 (+44.0) 69%
Model 3 ML TEM -4.4 (-0.4) 146.8 (+45.2) 70%
Baseline ML TEM -4.7 (-0.7) 147.0 (+45.0) 70%

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 8173 ECU
Jan 8, 2026 TEM 7567 ECU
Jan 9, 2025 ECU 8079 TEM
Jan 28, 2024 ECU 7064 TEM
Jan 11, 2024 ECU 7362 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM ECU
Overall 17-15 19-14
Conference 9-9 10-8
Home 12-2 12-6
Away 3-9 4-6
Neutral 2-4 3-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.7 74.0
Avg Pts Against 77.6 73.9
Massey 1.9 (#130) 0.1 (#164)
Bradley-Terry 0.51 (#125) -0.03 (#176)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.52 (#136) -0.25 (#189)
RPI 0.540 (#107) 0.499 (#182)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM ECU
FG% 44.3% 41.9%
3PT% 35.6% 29.6%
REB / G 38.2 37.0
OREB / G 11.9 13.4
AST / TO 0.88 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 47.1%
TOV% 16.9% 16.3%
ORB% 33.3% 35.3%
FT Rate 32.4% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 18.8%
DRB% 69.2% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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