Today Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchee Bridge "Ode to Billie Joe" - Bobbie Gentry
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · McDougald-McLendon Arena · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -1.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money NCCU +120 / NORF -142
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCCU win
Actual NCCU +2 136 Won
Massey NORF -4.2 (+6.2) — —
Massey Totals — 137.5 (-1.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 17% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 12% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NORF -3.8 (+5.8) 136.3 (-0.3) 27% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -5.2 (+7.2) 135.2 (+0.8) 25% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -4.2 (+6.2) 133.1 (+2.9) 26% ✗
Baseline ML NORF -5.0 (+7.0) 135.3 (+0.7) 27% ✗

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
Mar 4, 2025 NCCU 91 – 87 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 14-18 15-17
Conference 8-6 8-6
Home 8-5 9-4
Away 4-12 5-10
Neutral 2-1 1-3
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 67.6 71.6
Avg Pts Against 77.3 74.7
Massey -14.7 (#347) -6.6 (#271)
Bradley-Terry -3.90 (#359) -1.64 (#299)
W. Bradley-Terry -5.25 (#355) -2.57 (#320)
RPI 0.412 (#319) 0.427 (#299)
Shooting & Four Factors NCCU NORF
FG% 36.8% 40.8%
3PT% 28.5% 34.2%
REB / G 30.7 34.7
OREB / G 10.2 11.5
AST / TO 0.84 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 41.5% 45.9%
TOV% 19.3% 18.8%
ORB% 27.0% 30.2%
FT Rate 29.5% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 58.0% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 16.7%
DRB% 62.3% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 31.1% 28.8%

Game Analysis

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