Cause now I wanna be your dog. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - Iggy and the Stooges
Norfolk State Spartans
74 – 80
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
Howard Bison
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 15, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -3.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money NORF -175 / HOW +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total NORF win
Actual HOW +6 154 Lost
Massey NORF -2.6 (-8.6) — —
Massey Totals — 145.5 (+8.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NORF -2.6 (-8.6) 142.1 (+11.9) 64% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -2.4 (-8.4) 141.0 (+13.0) 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -2.6 (-8.6) 141.9 (+12.1) 62% ✗
Baseline ML NORF -2.7 (-8.7) 142.7 (+11.3) 60% ✗

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 8, 2024 NORF 77 – 58 HOW

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 -3.7 (#236) -6.3 (#276)
Bradley-Terry -0.12 (#185) -1.05 (#283)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.35 (#200) -1.18 (#277)
RPI 0.511 (#151) 0.465 (#255)
Shooting & Four Factors NORF HOW
FG% 43.6% 44.6%
3PT% 32.7% 37.2%
REB / G 32.5 35.1
OREB / G 10.5 10.8
AST / TO 0.87 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 51.7%
TOV% 18.9% 21.1%
ORB% 31.4% 32.9%
FT Rate 31.2% 30.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 17.1%
DRB% 68.4% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 32.2% 27.4%

Game Analysis

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