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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Joseph G. Echols Hall · February 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -6.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money NORF -333 / NCCU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total NORF win
Actual NORF +6 154 Won
Massey NORF -4.5 (+1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 135.0 (+19.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NORF -2.9 (+3.1) 136.3 (+17.7) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -3.6 (+2.4) 135.3 (+18.7) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -3.4 (+2.6) 134.8 (+19.2) 66% ✓
Baseline ML NORF -3.0 (+3.0) 135.8 (+18.2) 67% ✓

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
Jan 9, 2024 NCCU 60 – 58 NORF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NORF NCCU
Overall 24-11 18-13
Conference 11-3 9-5
Home 15-0 11-2
Away 6-8 6-9
Neutral 3-3 1-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak W2 L1
Avg Pts For 70.6 71.9
Avg Pts Against 68.6 70.9
Massey -4.2 (#247) -5.3 (#268)
Bradley-Terry -0.31 (#202) -0.94 (#268)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.55 (#218) -1.17 (#269)
RPI 0.476 (#226) 0.448 (#276)
Shooting & Four Factors NORF NCCU
FG% 42.2% 41.9%
3PT% 31.6% 30.4%
REB / G 33.3 33.3
OREB / G 10.7 10.1
AST / TO 0.78 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 47.6%
TOV% 19.5% 17.5%
ORB% 31.3% 28.6%
FT Rate 32.1% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 18.1%
DRB% 67.5% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 31.4% 27.0%

Game Analysis

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