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Howard Bison
74 – 77
FINAL Conference
Norfolk State Spartans
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Burr Gymnasium · January 15, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread HOW -3.5 Away covered
O/U 148.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOW win
Actual NORF +3 151 Lost
Massey HOW -7.4 (-10.4) — —
Massey Totals — 145.8 (+5.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 33% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 38% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOW -2.2 (-5.2) 144.5 (+6.5) 57% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML HOW -4.0 (-7.0) 143.2 (+7.8) 68% ✗
Baseline ML HOW -3.8 (-6.8) 144.7 (+6.3) 59% ✗
Baseline Plus ML HOW -2.5 (-5.5) 146.5 (+4.5) 57% ✗

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 6, 2026 HOW 84 – 76 NORF
Jan 31, 2026 HOW 88 – 60 NORF
Mar 7, 2025 NORF 81 – 69 HOW
Jan 25, 2025 NORF 92 – 75 HOW
Mar 15, 2024 HOW 80 – 74 NORF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOW NORF
Overall 16-13 24-7
Conference 9-5 12-2
Home 8-4 11-0
Away 5-8 7-6
Neutral 3-1 6-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.6 72.0
Avg Pts Against 71.8 66.6
Massey 0.2 (#165) -3.3 (#236)
Bradley-Terry -1.29 (#282) 0.14 (#174)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.10 (#259) 0.15 (#174)
RPI 0.411 (#308) 0.482 (#204)
Shooting & Four Factors HOW NORF
FG% 46.9% 42.6%
3PT% 39.0% 31.2%
REB / G 33.3 37.6
OREB / G 11.1 9.8
AST / TO 0.94 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 47.2%
TOV% 22.8% 18.5%
ORB% 32.7% 26.7%
FT Rate 16.7% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 23.7% 19.0%
DRB% 63.1% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 21.5%

Game Analysis

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