Four young chiquitas in Omaha waitin' for the band to return from the show. "We're an American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad
Hampton Pirates
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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML HAMP -6.6 (+9.4) 141.8 (+8.2) 73%

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 6157 HAMP
Feb 1, 2025 HAMP 8079 HOW
Feb 3, 2024 HAMP 6361 HOW
Nov 7, 2023 HOW 9280 HAMP
Dec 3, 2022 HAMP 7465 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%

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