Lord Lucan is missing. "Lord Lucan is Missing" - The Dodgems
Temple Owls
75 – 67
FINAL Conference
East Carolina Pirates
American Conference · Liacouras Center · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TEM -7.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money TEM -410 / ECU +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual TEM +8 142 Won
Massey TEM -13.9 (-5.9) — —
Massey Totals — 150.8 (-8.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TEM -12.2 (-4.2) 141.3 (+0.7) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEM -8.4 (-0.4) 142.0 (-0.0) 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TEM -12.2 (-4.2) 143.9 (-1.9) 86% ✓
Baseline ML TEM -11.9 (-3.9) 140.7 (+1.3) 87% ✓

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 81 – 73 ECU
Feb 1, 2025 TEM 98 – 94 ECU
Jan 9, 2025 ECU 80 – 79 TEM
Jan 28, 2024 ECU 70 – 64 TEM
Jan 11, 2024 ECU 73 – 62 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM ECU
Overall 16-16 11-20
Conference 8-10 6-12
Home 10-6 7-10
Away 5-6 4-8
Neutral 1-4 0-2
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 73.0 71.5
Avg Pts Against 71.2 77.7
Massey -0.0 (#169) -10.2 (#313)
Bradley-Terry 0.19 (#159) -1.19 (#268)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.38 (#146) -1.98 (#289)
RPI 0.506 (#161) 0.482 (#207)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM ECU
FG% 46.0% 39.1%
3PT% 37.6% 25.6%
REB / G 33.3 35.5
OREB / G 9.4 12.7
AST / TO 1.48 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 43.2%
TOV% 13.2% 18.5%
ORB% 28.5% 33.5%
FT Rate 32.4% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 53.9%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 18.3%
DRB% 69.9% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 26.0%

Game Analysis

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