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Charlotte 49ers
78 – 75
FINAL Conference
Rice Owls
American Conference · Halton Arena · February 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CLT -1.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money CLT -120 / RICE +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total CLT win
Actual CLT +3 153 Won
Massey RICE -1.5 (+4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 139.3 (+13.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 40% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 41% ✗
Baseline Plus ML RICE -0.8 (+3.8) 140.9 (+12.1) 45% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RICE -1.2 (+4.2) 140.8 (+12.2) 57% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RICE -1.0 (+4.0) 140.8 (+12.2) 47% ✗
Baseline ML RICE -1.1 (+4.1) 142.6 (+10.4) 43% ✗

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 31, 2026 CLT 80 – 70 RICE
Jan 11, 2026 CLT 74 – 73 RICE
Mar 12, 2025 CLT 64 – 61 RICE
Jan 4, 2025 RICE 68 – 55 CLT
Mar 7, 2024 CLT 69 – 64 RICE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CLT RICE
Overall 11-22 13-19
Conference 3-15 4-14
Home 8-8 7-8
Away 1-12 4-8
Neutral 2-2 2-3
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 70.2 70.4
Avg Pts Against 75.0 70.3
Massey -5.4 (#251) -0.7 (#176)
Bradley-Terry -1.17 (#273) -0.22 (#194)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.28 (#259) -0.26 (#192)
RPI 0.440 (#281) 0.480 (#213)
Shooting & Four Factors CLT RICE
FG% 41.7% 42.0%
3PT% 29.1% 33.3%
REB / G 31.5 39.2
OREB / G 8.5 12.6
AST / TO 1.26 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 48.7%
TOV% 14.1% 19.3%
ORB% 24.6% 34.3%
FT Rate 33.5% 30.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 14.5% 15.4%
DRB% 69.3% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 25.5%

Game Analysis

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