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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Joseph G. Echols Hall · January 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -17.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money NORF -4000 / UMES +1300
Model Predictions
Spread Total NORF win
Actual NORF +22 140 Won
Massey NORF -21.5 (+0.5)
Massey Totals 144.6 (-4.6)
Bradley-Terry 99%
Weighted B-T 100%
Efficiency Plus ML NORF -15.7 (+6.3) 138.5 (+1.5) 89%
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -14.8 (+7.2) 140.4 (-0.4) 90%
Baseline ML NORF -15.8 (+6.2) 139.1 (+0.9) 90%
Baseline Plus ML NORF -15.4 (+6.6) 139.0 (+1.0) 90%

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 7066 UMES
Jan 13, 2026 UMES 7470 NORF
Mar 12, 2025 NORF 7770 UMES
Feb 15, 2025 NORF 7563 UMES
Mar 5, 2024 NORF 6950 UMES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NORF UMES
Overall 24-11 6-25
Conference 11-3 2-12
Home 11-1 5-7
Away 8-9 1-17
Neutral 5-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.7 63.3
Avg Pts Against 71.8 79.5
Massey 2.0 (#127) -15.5 (#356)
Bradley-Terry 0.60 (#123) -3.51 (#358)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.48 (#135) -4.35 (#354)
RPI 0.542 (#97) 0.404 (#330)
Shooting & Four Factors NORF UMES
FG% 46.3% 39.0%
3PT% 32.7% 29.6%
REB / G 31.1 30.8
OREB / G 8.6 8.6
AST / TO 0.93 0.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 44.2%
TOV% 18.0% 19.3%
ORB% 28.5% 23.0%
FT Rate 29.8% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 55.4%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 13.0%
DRB% 64.2% 62.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 24.8%

Game Analysis

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