I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML NCCU -1.0 (+1.0) 138.3 (-20.3) 58%

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 7568 NCCU
Jan 3, 2026 NCCU 6967 NORF
Mar 4, 2025 NCCU 9187 NORF
Feb 4, 2025 NORF 8178 NCCU
Feb 20, 2024 NORF 8074 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%

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