Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Burr Gymnasium · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HOW -12.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money HOW -1050 / NCCU +675
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOW win
Actual HOW +33 167 Won
Massey HOW -14.6 (+18.4)
Massey Totals 143.5 (+23.5)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 93%
Efficiency Plus ML HOW -12.6 (+20.4) 139.6 (+27.4) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML HOW -12.9 (+20.1) 140.7 (+26.3) 87%
Baseline ML HOW -12.2 (+20.8) 141.3 (+25.7) 87%
Baseline Plus ML HOW -12.4 (+20.6) 141.9 (+25.1) 88%

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 HOW 7063 NCCU
Jan 17, 2026 HOW 8369 NCCU
Mar 1, 2025 NCCU 7268 HOW
Feb 8, 2025 HOW 8278 NCCU
Feb 17, 2024 HOW 9082 NCCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOW NCCU
Overall 24-11 14-18
Conference 11-3 8-6
Home 11-4 8-5
Away 7-6 4-12
Neutral 6-1 2-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.5 67.6
Avg Pts Against 69.4 77.3
Massey -3.4 (#220) -15.1 (#349)
Bradley-Terry -1.00 (#258) -2.38 (#345)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.25 (#261) -3.22 (#346)
RPI 0.469 (#245) 0.421 (#320)
Shooting & Four Factors HOW NCCU
FG% 43.5% 41.5%
3PT% 33.3% 32.6%
REB / G 35.3 30.7
OREB / G 11.9 10.1
AST / TO 1.05 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 47.0%
TOV% 20.1% 18.5%
ORB% 35.4% 29.1%
FT Rate 31.6% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 55.1%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 18.8%
DRB% 68.1% 62.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.7% 27.3%

Game Analysis

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