And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
East Carolina Pirates
85 87 OT
FINAL Conference
UAB Blazers
American Conference · Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum · January 11, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UAB -7.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money ECU +275 / UAB -345
Model Predictions
Spread Total ECU win
Actual UAB +2 172 Lost
Massey UAB -11.8 (+9.8)
Massey Totals 149.1 (+22.9)
Bradley-Terry 29%
Weighted B-T 13%
Efficiency Plus ML UAB -9.9 (+7.9) 144.9 (+27.1) 18%
Baseline Tuned ML UAB -10.1 (+8.1) 144.4 (+27.6) 17%
Baseline ML UAB -9.7 (+7.7) 145.9 (+26.1) 16%
Baseline Plus ML UAB -10.7 (+8.7) 146.1 (+25.9) 17%

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 8, 2026 UAB 9083 ECU
Mar 15, 2025 UAB 9477 ECU
Feb 12, 2025 ECU 8275 UAB
Jan 20, 2024 UAB 6961 ECU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ECU UAB
Overall 11-20 20-12
Conference 6-12 11-7
Home 7-10 8-9
Away 4-8 10-2
Neutral 0-2 2-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 71.5 78.2
Avg Pts Against 77.7 74.4
Massey -9.9 (#313) 5.4 (#105)
Bradley-Terry -1.31 (#278) 0.20 (#158)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.01 (#296) 0.51 (#137)
RPI 0.473 (#222) 0.487 (#196)
Shooting & Four Factors ECU UAB
FG% 39.8% 44.9%
3PT% 25.8% 28.9%
REB / G 35.4 40.9
OREB / G 12.5 13.5
AST / TO 0.83 1.52
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.8% 49.3%
TOV% 18.5% 13.0%
ORB% 33.5% 34.0%
FT Rate 27.3% 27.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 16.6%
DRB% 68.5% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 23.9%

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