That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Howard Bison
70 – 63
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
North Carolina Central Eagles
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HOW -11.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money HOW -1000 / NCCU +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOW win
Actual HOW +7 133 Won
Massey HOW -13.5 (-6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 145.0 (-12.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOW -10.7 (-3.7) 139.0 (-6.0) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOW -11.2 (-4.2) 138.0 (-5.0) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOW -10.6 (-3.6) 141.0 (-8.0) 84% ✓
Baseline ML HOW -11.1 (-4.1) 141.1 (-8.1) 86% ✓

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 HOW 100 – 67 NCCU
Jan 17, 2026 HOW 83 – 69 NCCU
Mar 1, 2025 NCCU 72 – 68 HOW
Feb 8, 2025 HOW 82 – 78 NCCU
Feb 17, 2024 HOW 90 – 82 NCCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOW NCCU
Overall 24-11 14-18
Conference 11-3 8-6
Home 11-4 8-5
Away 7-6 4-12
Neutral 6-1 2-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.5 67.6
Avg Pts Against 69.4 77.3
Massey -1.9 (#198) -15.4 (#350)
Bradley-Terry -0.73 (#238) -2.24 (#342)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.93 (#238) -3.05 (#346)
RPI 0.498 (#190) 0.449 (#281)
Shooting & Four Factors HOW NCCU
FG% 44.9% 42.1%
3PT% 35.0% 33.4%
REB / G 35.9 30.3
OREB / G 12.0 10.1
AST / TO 1.11 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 47.7%
TOV% 20.0% 18.3%
ORB% 36.3% 29.3%
FT Rate 32.1% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 55.1%
Opp TOV% 21.2% 19.7%
DRB% 68.1% 60.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.2% 26.2%

Game Analysis

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