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Hampton Pirates
83 – 67
FINAL HBCU Showcase
Howard Bison
Convocation Center (VA) · December 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HAMP -3.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money HAMP -170 / HOW +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total HAMP win
Actual HAMP +16 150 Won
Massey HAMP -6.9 (+9.1) — —
Massey Totals — 144.0 (+6.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HAMP -6.6 (+9.4) 141.8 (+8.2) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HAMP -5.2 (+10.8) 140.4 (+9.6) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HAMP -6.5 (+9.5) 143.6 (+6.4) 74% ✓
Baseline ML HAMP -6.7 (+9.3) 144.8 (+5.2) 74% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 13, 2025 HOW 61 – 57 HAMP
Feb 1, 2025 HAMP 80 – 79 HOW
Feb 3, 2024 HAMP 63 – 61 HOW
Nov 7, 2023 HOW 92 – 80 HAMP
Dec 3, 2022 HAMP 74 – 65 HOW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HAMP HOW
Overall 17-16 12-20
Conference 8-10 7-7
Home 10-4 8-6
Away 4-9 3-11
Neutral 3-3 1-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 69.6 75.6
Avg Pts Against 70.8 80.7
Massey -2.2 (#203) -4.9 (#254)
Bradley-Terry -0.19 (#189) -1.35 (#292)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.16 (#182) -1.81 (#288)
RPI 0.503 (#169) 0.469 (#233)
Shooting & Four Factors HAMP HOW
FG% 37.6% 45.5%
3PT% 29.6% 38.0%
REB / G 34.4 30.6
OREB / G 13.2 8.3
AST / TO 0.91 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.1% 52.2%
TOV% 15.5% 20.4%
ORB% 34.3% 25.6%
FT Rate 26.5% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 55.5%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 15.9%
DRB% 67.5% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 28.8% 26.9%

Game Analysis

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