That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
North Carolina Central Eagles
58 – 71
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
Delaware State Hornets
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 16, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NCCU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money NCCU -250 / DSU +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCCU win
Actual DSU +13 129 Lost
Massey NCCU -3.8 (-16.8) — —
Massey Totals — 141.1 (-12.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NCCU -3.3 (-16.3) 142.1 (-13.1) 64% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCCU -3.8 (-16.8) 142.6 (-13.6) 67% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NCCU -3.6 (-16.6) 143.1 (-14.1) 64% ✗
Baseline ML NCCU -2.9 (-15.9) 143.2 (-14.2) 66% ✗

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
Mar 14, 2025 NCCU 79 – 77 DSU
Feb 25, 2025 DSU 86 – 84 NCCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCCU DSU
Overall 18-13 15-19
Conference 9-5 6-8
Home 11-2 7-5
Away 6-9 4-11
Neutral 1-2 4-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.9 68.4
Avg Pts Against 70.9 71.4
Massey -4.4 (#250) -8.2 (#303)
Bradley-Terry -0.84 (#266) -1.38 (#302)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.02 (#263) -1.43 (#292)
RPI 0.466 (#253) 0.437 (#298)
Shooting & Four Factors NCCU DSU
FG% 43.9% 42.1%
3PT% 33.4% 31.2%
REB / G 33.7 33.2
OREB / G 10.5 10.9
AST / TO 0.95 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 46.1%
TOV% 17.3% 21.1%
ORB% 30.6% 32.8%
FT Rate 28.9% 28.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 21.7%
DRB% 66.9% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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