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Norfolk State Spartans
73 – 56
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
Coppin State Eagles
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 10, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -10.5 Home covered
O/U 150.0 Under
Money NORF -600 / COPP +430
Model Predictions
Spread Total NORF win
Actual NORF +17 129 Won
Massey NORF -10.1 (+6.9) — —
Massey Totals — 156.2 (-27.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NORF -8.9 (+8.1) 149.5 (-20.5) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -10.1 (+6.9) 148.1 (-19.1) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -8.1 (+8.9) 150.9 (-21.9) 80% ✓
Baseline ML NORF -8.4 (+8.6) 150.7 (-21.7) 81% ✓

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 28, 2026 NORF 75 – 69 COPP
Jan 24, 2026 NORF 103 – 76 COPP
Feb 22, 2025 NORF 79 – 63 COPP
Jan 11, 2025 NORF 92 – 69 COPP
Mar 13, 2024 NORF 75 – 51 COPP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NORF COPP
Overall 22-11 9-23
Conference 9-5 4-10
Home 10-2 4-6
Away 6-8 5-16
Neutral 6-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.4 72.0
Avg Pts Against 70.5 83.2
Massey -1.4 (#202) -11.5 (#341)
Bradley-Terry 0.12 (#163) -1.21 (#290)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.01 (#173) -1.64 (#298)
RPI 0.529 (#123) 0.456 (#269)
Shooting & Four Factors NORF COPP
FG% 47.1% 43.8%
3PT% 33.5% 34.0%
REB / G 34.7 30.5
OREB / G 10.5 6.5
AST / TO 0.88 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 51.3%
TOV% 20.1% 20.1%
ORB% 33.4% 18.7%
FT Rate 28.5% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 53.3%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 18.5%
DRB% 69.0% 64.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.5% 24.6%

Game Analysis

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