Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Joseph G. Echols Hall · January 31, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -5.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money NORF -250 / NCCU +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total NORF win
Actual NORF +6 148 Won
Massey NORF -3.2 (+2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 142.2 (+5.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NORF -3.6 (+2.4) 140.7 (+7.3) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -4.7 (+1.3) 139.6 (+8.4) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -3.4 (+2.6) 142.9 (+5.1) 68% ✓
Baseline ML NORF -3.1 (+2.9) 143.6 (+4.4) 68% ✓

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 NORF NCCU
Overall 22-11 18-12
Conference 9-5 10-4
Home 10-2 13-1
Away 6-8 4-10
Neutral 6-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.4 71.1
Avg Pts Against 70.5 67.9
Massey -1.7 (#209) -1.4 (#202)
Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#145) -0.65 (#241)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#145) -0.53 (#215)
RPI 0.514 (#154) 0.466 (#247)
Shooting & Four Factors NORF NCCU
FG% 46.6% 45.0%
3PT% 32.6% 36.2%
REB / G 34.2 33.7
OREB / G 10.2 9.9
AST / TO 0.98 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 51.0%
TOV% 19.4% 23.1%
ORB% 31.9% 30.3%
FT Rate 25.5% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 20.8%
DRB% 68.5% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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