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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Memorial Hall (DE) · January 6, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -6.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money DSU +240 / NORF -290
Model Predictions
Spread Total DSU win
Actual NORF +9 137 Lost
Massey NORF -6.5 (-2.5) — —
Massey Totals — 147.0 (-10.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 29% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 21% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NORF -6.2 (-2.8) 143.8 (-6.8) 28% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -5.1 (-3.9) 142.4 (-5.4) 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -5.5 (-3.5) 141.7 (-4.7) 29% ✓
Baseline ML NORF -6.0 (-3.0) 142.7 (-5.7) 28% ✓

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 14, 2026 NORF 75 – 58 DSU
Jan 10, 2026 NORF 66 – 64 DSU
Feb 18, 2025 NORF 96 – 84 DSU
Mar 2, 2024 DSU 85 – 71 NORF
Feb 3, 2024 NORF 65 – 64 DSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DSU NORF
Overall 16-14 24-11
Conference 8-6 11-3
Home 11-2 11-1
Away 3-11 8-9
Neutral 2-1 5-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 74.7
Avg Pts Against 78.6 71.8
Massey -8.5 (#300) 2.1 (#127)
Bradley-Terry -1.03 (#268) 0.63 (#120)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.61 (#283) 0.58 (#135)
RPI 0.437 (#288) 0.529 (#117)
Shooting & Four Factors DSU NORF
FG% 42.3% 47.1%
3PT% 32.4% 33.2%
REB / G 34.4 31.5
OREB / G 11.8 8.7
AST / TO 0.96 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.4% 51.9%
TOV% 16.9% 17.9%
ORB% 31.0% 28.7%
FT Rate 24.1% 28.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.4% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 18.0%
DRB% 68.3% 64.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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