See my tailor, he's called Simon, I know it's going to fit. "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" - Ian Dury
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · McDougald-McLendon Arena · January 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NCCU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money NCCU -130 / NORF +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCCU win
Actual NCCU +2 118 Won
Massey NCCU -2.7 (-0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 138.5 (-20.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NCCU -1.0 (+1.0) 138.3 (-20.3) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCCU -1.0 (+1.0) 134.8 (-16.8) 60% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NCCU -1.8 (+0.2) 137.6 (-19.6) 60% ✓
Baseline ML NCCU -1.0 (+1.0) 138.3 (-20.3) 57% ✓

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 NORF 75 – 68 NCCU
Jan 3, 2026 NCCU 69 – 67 NORF
Mar 4, 2025 NCCU 91 – 87 NORF
Feb 4, 2025 NORF 81 – 78 NCCU
Feb 20, 2024 NORF 80 – 74 NCCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCCU NORF
Overall 18-13 24-11
Conference 9-5 11-3
Home 11-2 15-0
Away 6-9 6-8
Neutral 1-2 3-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 W2
Avg Pts For 71.9 70.6
Avg Pts Against 70.9 68.6
Massey -3.7 (#236) -2.3 (#213)
Bradley-Terry -0.49 (#219) -0.12 (#189)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.53 (#216) -0.28 (#196)
RPI 0.481 (#211) 0.486 (#202)
Shooting & Four Factors NCCU NORF
FG% 41.6% 42.0%
3PT% 28.7% 33.6%
REB / G 31.8 31.8
OREB / G 10.0 10.1
AST / TO 0.85 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.8% 47.6%
TOV% 17.0% 18.4%
ORB% 28.2% 30.7%
FT Rate 27.9% 34.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 21.5%
DRB% 64.6% 65.3%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 33.0%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.