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
Navy Midshipmen
62 – 58
FINAL Conference
Lafayette Leopards
Patriot League · Alumni Hall (Navy) · February 29, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NAVY -3.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money NAVY -165 / LAF +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAVY win
Actual NAVY +4 120 Won
Massey NAVY -2.2 (+1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 127.9 (-7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NAVY -0.9 (+3.1) 133.5 (-13.5) 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NAVY -2.3 (+1.7) 131.7 (-11.7) 59% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NAVY -0.3 (+3.7) 130.9 (-10.9) 51% ✓
Baseline ML NAVY -0.4 (+3.6) 131.0 (-11.0) 51% ✓

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 5, 2026 NAVY 65 – 50 LAF
Jan 10, 2026 NAVY 76 – 50 LAF
Feb 8, 2025 LAF 61 – 51 NAVY
Jan 5, 2025 NAVY 71 – 70 LAF
Jan 13, 2024 LAF 78 – 62 NAVY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAVY LAF
Overall 13-18 11-21
Conference 8-10 10-8
Home 10-5 5-10
Away 3-13 6-9
Neutral 0-0 0-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 65.6 62.6
Avg Pts Against 67.8 67.8
Massey -9.3 (#315) -8.2 (#304)
Bradley-Terry -2.31 (#341) -1.71 (#318)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.78 (#340) -2.10 (#319)
RPI 0.389 (#346) 0.446 (#286)
Shooting & Four Factors NAVY LAF
FG% 38.8% 41.0%
3PT% 29.0% 31.7%
REB / G 34.5 33.1
OREB / G 12.2 8.4
AST / TO 1.16 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.6% 47.3%
TOV% 15.1% 17.4%
ORB% 31.2% 23.8%
FT Rate 25.1% 16.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 21.1% 17.1%
DRB% 69.7% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 24.0%

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