And of all my friends, you've been the best to me. / Soon will be the day when I repay you handsomely. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
Howard Bison
61 – 65
FINAL Conference
Norfolk State Spartans
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Burr Gymnasium · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOW -2.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money HOW -125 / NORF +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOW win
Actual NORF +4 126 Lost
Massey HOW -1.8 (-5.8) — —
Massey Totals — 147.8 (-21.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 57% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOW -0.5 (-4.5) 138.5 (-12.5) 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOW -0.5 (-4.5) 142.5 (-16.5) 55% ✗
Baseline ML HOW -0.3 (-4.3) 142.8 (-16.8) 49% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NORF -0.2 (-3.8) 143.0 (-17.0) 44% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 HOW 84 – 76 NORF
Jan 31, 2026 HOW 88 – 60 NORF
Mar 7, 2025 NORF 81 – 69 HOW
Jan 25, 2025 NORF 92 – 75 HOW
Mar 15, 2024 HOW 80 – 74 NORF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOW NORF
Overall 18-17 24-11
Conference 9-5 11-3
Home 9-4 15-0
Away 6-9 6-8
Neutral 3-4 3-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 W2
Avg Pts For 74.5 70.6
Avg Pts Against 75.1 68.6
Massey -4.6 (#255) -2.6 (#215)
Bradley-Terry -0.86 (#261) -0.32 (#209)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.92 (#247) -0.45 (#213)
RPI 0.441 (#281) 0.469 (#233)
Shooting & Four Factors HOW NORF
FG% 45.2% 41.6%
3PT% 35.9% 31.9%
REB / G 35.2 32.5
OREB / G 10.3 10.3
AST / TO 0.90 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 46.8%
TOV% 20.6% 18.5%
ORB% 30.7% 30.9%
FT Rate 29.1% 34.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 21.2%
DRB% 67.5% 65.5%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 32.3%

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