I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Howard Bison
61 63
FINAL Neutral Legacy Classic
Hampton Pirates
Prudential Center (Neutral) · February 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOW -7.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money HOW -333 / HAMP +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOW win
Actual HAMP +2 124 Lost
Massey HOW -9.4 (-11.4)
Massey Totals 159.0 (-35.0)
Bradley-Terry 93%
Weighted B-T 95%
Efficiency Plus ML HOW -8.6 (-10.6) 147.7 (-23.7) 78%
Baseline Tuned ML HOW -9.5 (-11.5) 147.4 (-23.4) 84%
Baseline ML HOW -8.7 (-10.7) 147.5 (-23.5) 78%
Baseline Plus ML HOW -9.3 (-11.3) 149.6 (-25.6) 77%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 13, 2025 HOW 6157 HAMP
Feb 1, 2025 HAMP 8079 HOW
Dec 28, 2024 HAMP 8367 HOW
Nov 7, 2023 HOW 9280 HAMP
Dec 3, 2022 HAMP 7465 HOW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOW HAMP
Overall 18-17 9-24
Conference 9-5 3-15
Home 9-4 5-9
Away 6-9 1-12
Neutral 3-4 3-3
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 68.0
Avg Pts Against 75.1 78.5
Massey -5.5 (#272) -14.9 (#350)
Bradley-Terry -1.31 (#291) -3.84 (#361)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.50 (#288) -4.35 (#360)
RPI 0.421 (#310) 0.350 (#360)
Shooting & Four Factors HOW HAMP
FG% 45.3% 42.4%
3PT% 36.0% 32.1%
REB / G 34.9 33.7
OREB / G 10.2 10.0
AST / TO 0.88 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 48.8%
TOV% 21.0% 18.9%
ORB% 30.8% 27.5%
FT Rate 30.1% 21.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 53.8%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 14.9%
DRB% 66.9% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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