I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
Norfolk State Spartans
77 – 58
FINAL Conference
Howard Bison
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Joseph G. Echols Hall · March 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -4.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money NORF -188 / HOW +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total NORF win
Actual NORF +19 135 Won
Massey NORF -4.6 (+14.4) — —
Massey Totals — 148.7 (-13.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NORF -3.7 (+15.3) 144.8 (-9.8) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -4.1 (+14.9) 143.5 (-8.5) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -3.9 (+15.1) 146.7 (-11.7) 67% ✓
Baseline ML NORF -3.8 (+15.2) 147.2 (-12.2) 67% ✓

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 NORF HOW
Overall 24-11 18-17
Conference 11-3 9-5
Home 15-0 9-4
Away 6-8 6-9
Neutral 3-3 3-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak W2 L1
Avg Pts For 70.6 74.5
Avg Pts Against 68.6 75.1
Massey -4.6 (#253) -5.9 (#273)
Bradley-Terry -0.21 (#189) -1.08 (#285)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.46 (#210) -1.20 (#280)
RPI 0.501 (#178) 0.462 (#262)
Shooting & Four Factors NORF HOW
FG% 43.1% 45.0%
3PT% 32.2% 37.5%
REB / G 32.3 35.2
OREB / G 10.3 10.9
AST / TO 0.84 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 52.2%
TOV% 18.9% 21.4%
ORB% 30.6% 33.0%
FT Rate 31.4% 30.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 22.1% 17.0%
DRB% 68.2% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 32.4% 27.7%

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