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Howard Bison
70 – 67
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
Delaware State Hornets
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 16, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOW -5.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money HOW -250 / DSU +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOW win
Actual HOW +3 137 Won
Massey HOW -2.2 (+0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 146.5 (-9.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOW -2.4 (+0.6) 142.7 (-5.7) 57% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOW -2.8 (+0.2) 141.7 (-4.7) 64% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOW -1.9 (+1.1) 141.5 (-4.5) 60% ✓
Baseline ML HOW -1.8 (+1.2) 142.0 (-5.0) 64% ✓

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 91 – 59 DSU
Jan 13, 2026 HOW 84 – 58 DSU
Feb 15, 2025 DSU 90 – 69 HOW
Jan 5, 2025 HOW 100 – 94 DSU
Mar 5, 2024 HOW 85 – 66 DSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOW DSU
Overall 18-17 15-19
Conference 9-5 6-8
Home 9-4 7-5
Away 6-9 4-11
Neutral 3-4 4-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.5 68.4
Avg Pts Against 75.1 71.4
Massey -6.0 (#273) -8.2 (#303)
Bradley-Terry -0.92 (#276) -1.38 (#302)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.05 (#266) -1.43 (#292)
RPI 0.470 (#248) 0.437 (#298)
Shooting & Four Factors HOW DSU
FG% 44.8% 42.1%
3PT% 37.7% 31.2%
REB / G 34.9 33.2
OREB / G 10.7 10.9
AST / TO 0.92 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 46.1%
TOV% 21.2% 21.1%
ORB% 33.0% 32.8%
FT Rate 31.0% 28.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 21.7%
DRB% 69.4% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 27.6% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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