Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Joseph G. Echols Hall · January 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -8.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money NORF -400 / UMES +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total NORF win
Actual NORF +11 103 Won
Massey NORF -7.5 (+3.5) — —
Massey Totals — 142.8 (-39.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NORF -4.5 (+6.5) 139.1 (-36.1) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -4.9 (+6.1) 138.8 (-35.8) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -5.6 (+5.4) 142.5 (-39.5) 75% ✓
Baseline ML NORF -5.1 (+5.9) 143.2 (-40.2) 75% ✓

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 17, 2026 NORF 70 – 66 UMES
Jan 13, 2026 UMES 74 – 70 NORF
Mar 12, 2025 NORF 77 – 70 UMES
Feb 15, 2025 NORF 75 – 63 UMES
Jan 4, 2025 NORF 81 – 59 UMES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NORF UMES
Overall 22-11 18-13
Conference 9-5 9-5
Home 10-2 10-3
Away 6-8 7-9
Neutral 6-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.4 66.7
Avg Pts Against 70.5 68.9
Massey -2.7 (#217) -5.9 (#279)
Bradley-Terry 0.71 (#110) -0.12 (#183)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#121) -0.16 (#193)
RPI 0.545 (#98) 0.521 (#137)
Shooting & Four Factors NORF UMES
FG% 45.4% 38.8%
3PT% 30.7% 34.2%
REB / G 31.8 30.6
OREB / G 9.3 9.5
AST / TO 0.99 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 45.3%
TOV% 18.8% 20.4%
ORB% 28.9% 26.1%
FT Rate 21.6% 17.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 21.2%
DRB% 66.1% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 26.3%

Game Analysis

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