I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML NORF -5.4 (+9.4) 149.0 (+29.0) 31%

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 7568 NCCU
Jan 3, 2026 NCCU 6967 NORF
Feb 4, 2025 NORF 8178 NCCU
Feb 20, 2024 NORF 8074 NCCU
Jan 9, 2024 NCCU 6058 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%

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