Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Howard Bison
91 – 55
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
South Carolina State Bulldogs
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOW -7.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOW win
Actual HOW +36 146 Won
Massey HOW -8.4 (+27.6) — —
Massey Totals — 156.8 (-10.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOW -8.0 (+28.0) 152.2 (-6.2) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOW -7.2 (+28.8) 150.2 (-4.2) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOW -8.0 (+28.0) 153.4 (-7.4) 81% ✓
Baseline ML HOW -8.4 (+27.6) 151.2 (-5.2) 79% ✓

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 13, 2026 HOW 78 – 61 SCST
Feb 7, 2026 HOW 85 – 57 SCST
Jan 3, 2026 SCST 58 – 57 HOW
Mar 4, 2025 SCST 79 – 69 HOW
Feb 4, 2025 SCST 89 – 66 HOW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOW SCST
Overall 22-13 5-26
Conference 11-3 2-12
Home 12-2 4-6
Away 6-8 1-19
Neutral 4-3 0-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L6
Avg Pts For 73.4 72.1
Avg Pts Against 73.3 84.7
Massey -4.1 (#236) -12.5 (#347)
Bradley-Terry -0.06 (#179) -2.10 (#343)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.40 (#211) -2.53 (#343)
RPI 0.506 (#167) 0.408 (#337)
Shooting & Four Factors HOW SCST
FG% 45.2% 42.0%
3PT% 37.6% 31.1%
REB / G 34.9 34.8
OREB / G 11.3 13.7
AST / TO 0.86 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 47.2%
TOV% 22.9% 20.7%
ORB% 33.1% 34.2%
FT Rate 22.9% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 57.8%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 21.2%
DRB% 68.5% 65.6%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 32.0%

Game Analysis

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