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Delaware State Hornets
71 75
FINAL Conference
Howard Bison
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Memorial Hall (DE) · February 6, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DSU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money DSU -115 / HOW -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total DSU win
Actual HOW +4 146 Lost
Massey DSU -0.7 (-4.7)
Massey Totals 149.3 (-3.3)
Bradley-Terry 67%
Weighted B-T 71%
Efficiency Plus ML HOW -0.1 (-3.9) 142.7 (+3.3) 45%
Baseline Tuned ML DSU -0.8 (-4.8) 141.4 (+4.6) 53%
Baseline ML DSU -0.5 (-4.5) 141.4 (+4.6) 50%
Baseline Plus ML DSU -0.3 (-4.3) 143.7 (+2.3) 53%

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 17, 2026 HOW 9159 DSU
Jan 13, 2026 HOW 8458 DSU
Feb 15, 2025 DSU 9069 HOW
Jan 5, 2025 HOW 10094 DSU
Mar 16, 2024 HOW 7067 DSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DSU HOW
Overall 15-19 18-17
Conference 6-8 9-5
Home 7-5 9-4
Away 4-11 6-9
Neutral 4-3 3-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 68.4 74.5
Avg Pts Against 71.4 75.1
Massey -8.7 (#309) -5.9 (#277)
Bradley-Terry -1.48 (#305) -1.57 (#313)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.50 (#289) -1.69 (#299)
RPI 0.415 (#320) 0.420 (#314)
Shooting & Four Factors DSU HOW
FG% 41.1% 44.3%
3PT% 27.6% 35.4%
REB / G 33.8 35.6
OREB / G 11.0 10.9
AST / TO 0.72 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.5% 51.0%
TOV% 21.3% 20.9%
ORB% 32.4% 31.8%
FT Rate 25.9% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 16.6%
DRB% 71.7% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 25.3%

Game Analysis

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