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Norfolk State Spartans
82 – 88
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
South Carolina State Bulldogs
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 12, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -7.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money NORF -380 / SCST +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total NORF win
Actual SCST +6 170 Lost
Massey NORF -8.6 (-14.6) — —
Massey Totals — 145.5 (+24.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NORF -7.5 (-13.5) 142.2 (+27.8) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -5.5 (-11.5) 139.8 (+30.2) 76% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -7.1 (-13.1) 141.1 (+28.9) 76% ✗
Baseline ML NORF -7.5 (-13.5) 139.9 (+30.1) 77% ✗

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 21, 2026 NORF 90 – 71 SCST
Jan 17, 2026 NORF 89 – 82 SCST
Mar 15, 2025 NORF 66 – 65 SCST
Mar 1, 2025 SCST 91 – 88 NORF
Feb 1, 2025 NORF 67 – 65 SCST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NORF SCST
Overall 15-17 10-22
Conference 8-6 7-7
Home 9-4 6-5
Away 5-10 3-16
Neutral 1-3 1-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 71.6 67.4
Avg Pts Against 74.7 80.6
Massey -10.1 (#311) -18.7 (#360)
Bradley-Terry -1.84 (#325) -2.66 (#351)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.46 (#328) -3.58 (#354)
RPI 0.445 (#292) 0.413 (#343)
Shooting & Four Factors NORF SCST
FG% 44.1% 40.9%
3PT% 34.4% 34.0%
REB / G 33.6 30.3
OREB / G 11.1 10.9
AST / TO 0.89 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 46.6%
TOV% 18.5% 20.5%
ORB% 32.1% 31.1%
FT Rate 29.2% 27.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 54.3%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 18.5%
DRB% 68.0% 62.6%
Opp FT Rate 31.9% 37.4%

Game Analysis

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