What have I done? "Police On My Back" - The Clash
Howard Bison
69 – 81
FINAL Conference
Norfolk State Spartans
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Burr Gymnasium · March 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -4.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money HOW +190 / NORF -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOW win
Actual NORF +12 150 Lost
Massey NORF -4.8 (-7.2) — —
Massey Totals — 156.9 (-6.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 28% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 23% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NORF -4.6 (-7.4) 153.3 (-3.3) 30% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -4.2 (-7.8) 150.5 (-0.5) 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -4.2 (-7.8) 151.9 (-1.9) 30% ✓
Baseline ML NORF -4.3 (-7.7) 153.6 (-3.6) 30% ✓

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
Jan 25, 2025 NORF 92 – 75 HOW
Mar 15, 2024 HOW 80 – 74 NORF
Mar 8, 2024 NORF 77 – 58 HOW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOW NORF
Overall 12-20 24-11
Conference 7-7 11-3
Home 8-6 11-1
Away 3-11 8-9
Neutral 1-3 5-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 75.6 74.7
Avg Pts Against 80.7 71.8
Massey -8.6 (#304) -0.5 (#165)
Bradley-Terry -1.50 (#306) 0.02 (#163)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.03 (#312) -0.14 (#174)
RPI 0.457 (#266) 0.536 (#111)
Shooting & Four Factors HOW NORF
FG% 46.8% 48.3%
3PT% 36.5% 32.3%
REB / G 31.7 33.1
OREB / G 9.1 10.1
AST / TO 1.00 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 52.9%
TOV% 21.1% 18.0%
ORB% 28.3% 32.6%
FT Rate 27.0% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 18.6%
DRB% 66.7% 65.9%
Opp FT Rate 31.9% 25.9%

Game Analysis

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