He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Delaware State Hornets
77 – 79
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
North Carolina Central Eagles
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 14, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NCCU -0.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money DSU -110 / NCCU -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total DSU win
Actual NCCU +2 156 Lost
Massey DSU -0.5 (-2.5) — —
Massey Totals — 155.0 (+1.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DSU -0.6 (-2.6) 151.5 (+4.5) 55% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DSU -0.8 (-2.8) 149.2 (+6.8) 49% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DSU -0.5 (-2.5) 150.2 (+5.8) 52% ✗
Baseline ML DSU -0.6 (-2.6) 150.1 (+5.9) 55% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2026 NCCU 59 – 53 DSU
Feb 28, 2026 NCCU 74 – 60 DSU
Feb 10, 2026 NCCU 72 – 63 DSU
Feb 25, 2025 DSU 86 – 84 NCCU
Jan 14, 2025 NCCU 75 – 72 DSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DSU NCCU
Overall 16-14 14-19
Conference 8-6 6-8
Home 11-2 10-4
Away 3-11 2-13
Neutral 2-1 2-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 74.0
Avg Pts Against 78.6 78.8
Massey -8.8 (#306) -9.3 (#314)
Bradley-Terry -1.26 (#285) -1.77 (#322)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.90 (#303) -2.52 (#332)
RPI 0.450 (#281) 0.436 (#305)
Shooting & Four Factors DSU NCCU
FG% 44.9% 44.2%
3PT% 35.5% 33.7%
REB / G 35.1 31.8
OREB / G 12.3 12.5
AST / TO 0.95 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.6% 49.9%
TOV% 18.2% 19.0%
ORB% 33.6% 34.8%
FT Rate 26.2% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.7% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 21.1%
DRB% 68.1% 61.4%
Opp FT Rate 29.3% 30.6%

Game Analysis

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