Cause now I wanna be your dog. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - Iggy and the Stooges
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · McDougald-McLendon Arena · March 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -5.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money NCCU +210 / NORF -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCCU win
Actual NCCU +4 178 Won
Massey NORF -6.0 (+10.0) — —
Massey Totals — 149.7 (+28.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 17% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 10% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NORF -5.4 (+9.4) 149.0 (+29.0) 31% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -3.5 (+7.5) 146.6 (+31.4) 39% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -5.9 (+9.9) 147.7 (+30.3) 25% ✗
Baseline ML NORF -5.1 (+9.1) 148.6 (+29.4) 30% ✗

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
Feb 4, 2025 NORF 81 – 78 NCCU
Feb 20, 2024 NORF 80 – 74 NCCU
Jan 9, 2024 NCCU 60 – 58 NORF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCCU NORF
Overall 14-19 24-11
Conference 6-8 11-3
Home 10-4 11-1
Away 2-13 8-9
Neutral 2-2 5-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.0 74.7
Avg Pts Against 78.8 71.8
Massey -9.5 (#316) -0.2 (#161)
Bradley-Terry -1.94 (#330) 0.23 (#154)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.77 (#339) 0.06 (#163)
RPI 0.430 (#312) 0.540 (#99)
Shooting & Four Factors NCCU NORF
FG% 44.0% 47.9%
3PT% 33.9% 32.1%
REB / G 31.8 33.4
OREB / G 12.6 10.3
AST / TO 1.05 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 52.5%
TOV% 18.9% 18.2%
ORB% 34.8% 33.0%
FT Rate 26.6% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.0% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 18.8%
DRB% 60.9% 66.2%
Opp FT Rate 31.6% 25.5%

Game Analysis

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