Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Norfolk State Spartans
71 54
FINAL Neutral Toyota Chris Paul HBCU Classic
Alabama State Hornets
Mohegan Sun Arena (Neutral) · December 19, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -5.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money NORF -250 / ALST +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total NORF win
Actual NORF +17 125 Won
Massey NORF -4.2 (+12.8)
Massey Totals 155.8 (-30.8)
Bradley-Terry 65%
Weighted B-T 80%
Baseline Plus ML NORF -3.9 (+13.1) 146.6 (-21.6) 70%
Baseline ML NORF -3.5 (+13.5) 147.4 (-22.4) 69%
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -4.3 (+12.7) 145.9 (-20.9) 67%
Efficiency Plus ML NORF -4.7 (+12.3) 144.7 (-19.7) 73%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NORF ALST
Overall 24-11 20-16
Conference 11-3 12-6
Home 11-1 8-3
Away 8-9 6-10
Neutral 5-1 6-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 71.9
Avg Pts Against 71.8 72.7
Massey 0.0 (#156) -4.1 (#238)
Bradley-Terry -0.00 (#173) -0.62 (#231)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.05 (#164) -1.37 (#262)
RPI 0.500 (#166) 0.476 (#214)
Shooting & Four Factors NORF ALST
FG% 46.3% 40.0%
3PT% 33.5% 35.1%
REB / G 30.1 34.1
OREB / G 8.1 9.8
AST / TO 0.92 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 48.0%
TOV% 18.6% 12.7%
ORB% 26.8% 23.7%
FT Rate 29.7% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 53.9%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 16.4%
DRB% 64.3% 64.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.1% 29.3%

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