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Navy Midshipmen
71 – 70
FINAL Conference
Lafayette Leopards
Patriot League · Alumni Hall (Navy) · January 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NAVY -2.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money NAVY -150 / LAF +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAVY win
Actual NAVY +1 141 Won
Massey NAVY -1.6 (-0.6) — —
Massey Totals — 142.7 (-1.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 39% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 37% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NAVY -0.9 (+0.1) 140.7 (+0.3) 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NAVY -1.5 (-0.5) 137.8 (+3.2) 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NAVY -0.8 (+0.2) 137.4 (+3.6) 52% ✓
Baseline ML NAVY -0.2 (+0.8) 139.2 (+1.8) 55% ✓

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 5, 2026 NAVY 65 – 50 LAF
Jan 10, 2026 NAVY 76 – 50 LAF
Feb 8, 2025 LAF 61 – 51 NAVY
Feb 29, 2024 NAVY 62 – 58 LAF
Jan 13, 2024 LAF 78 – 62 NAVY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAVY LAF
Overall 15-19 13-20
Conference 10-8 7-11
Home 9-5 10-6
Away 6-12 3-14
Neutral 0-2 0-0
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.1 67.8
Avg Pts Against 71.2 69.7
Massey -8.8 (#308) -6.1 (#274)
Bradley-Terry -2.43 (#339) -1.20 (#275)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.93 (#338) -1.50 (#272)
RPI 0.345 (#361) 0.440 (#281)
Shooting & Four Factors NAVY LAF
FG% 40.8% 39.8%
3PT% 31.5% 33.7%
REB / G 35.8 33.4
OREB / G 12.2 9.2
AST / TO 1.17 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 46.7%
TOV% 16.7% 15.4%
ORB% 32.4% 24.7%
FT Rate 24.8% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 17.7%
DRB% 70.3% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 28.1% 26.4%

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