I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · McDougald-McLendon Arena · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HOW -2.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money NCCU +130 / HOW -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCCU win
Actual HOW +14 152 Lost
Massey HOW -3.0 (-11.0) — —
Massey Totals — 141.4 (+10.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 35% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOW -2.5 (-11.5) 135.9 (+16.1) 35% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOW -2.9 (-11.1) 132.8 (+19.2) 43% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOW -2.7 (-11.3) 137.0 (+15.0) 39% ✓
Baseline ML HOW -2.7 (-11.3) 136.8 (+15.2) 37% ✓

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 70 – 63 NCCU
Feb 21, 2026 HOW 100 – 67 NCCU
Mar 1, 2025 NCCU 72 – 68 HOW
Feb 8, 2025 HOW 82 – 78 NCCU
Feb 17, 2024 HOW 90 – 82 NCCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCCU HOW
Overall 14-18 24-11
Conference 8-6 11-3
Home 8-5 11-4
Away 4-12 7-6
Neutral 2-1 6-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.6 75.5
Avg Pts Against 77.3 69.4
Massey -13.1 (#342) -6.7 (#269)
Bradley-Terry -2.19 (#335) -0.97 (#249)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.02 (#336) -1.46 (#264)
RPI 0.434 (#286) 0.449 (#263)
Shooting & Four Factors NCCU HOW
FG% 39.4% 41.4%
3PT% 30.8% 33.1%
REB / G 31.3 33.1
OREB / G 10.2 10.6
AST / TO 1.02 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.5% 47.0%
TOV% 18.4% 20.1%
ORB% 28.2% 31.0%
FT Rate 32.6% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.7% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 21.5%
DRB% 62.9% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 30.1% 29.6%

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