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Norfolk State Spartans
92 – 75
FINAL Conference
Howard Bison
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Joseph G. Echols Hall · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -11.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money NORF -900 / HOW +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total NORF win
Actual NORF +17 167 Won
Massey NORF -11.6 (+5.4) — —
Massey Totals — 156.8 (+10.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NORF -12.2 (+4.8) 149.2 (+17.8) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -9.3 (+7.7) 147.4 (+19.6) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -11.3 (+5.7) 153.4 (+13.6) 85% ✓
Baseline ML NORF -11.2 (+5.8) 151.8 (+15.2) 84% ✓

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
Mar 15, 2024 HOW 80 – 74 NORF
Mar 8, 2024 NORF 77 – 58 HOW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NORF HOW
Overall 24-11 12-20
Conference 11-3 7-7
Home 11-1 8-6
Away 8-9 3-11
Neutral 5-1 1-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 74.7 75.6
Avg Pts Against 71.8 80.7
Massey 0.8 (#153) -7.4 (#282)
Bradley-Terry 0.20 (#163) -1.06 (#259)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.11 (#165) -1.51 (#275)
RPI 0.508 (#165) 0.455 (#248)
Shooting & Four Factors NORF HOW
FG% 47.4% 47.9%
3PT% 32.7% 40.5%
REB / G 32.0 30.0
OREB / G 9.3 8.2
AST / TO 1.01 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 55.1%
TOV% 18.1% 20.9%
ORB% 30.3% 26.7%
FT Rate 28.0% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 55.9%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 15.8%
DRB% 65.2% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 29.3%

Game Analysis

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