I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk, I want my funk uncut. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" - Parliament
Norfolk State Spartans
77 – 70
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -16.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money NORF -3000 / UMES +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total NORF win
Actual NORF +7 147 Won
Massey NORF -17.1 (-10.1) — —
Massey Totals — 141.2 (+5.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NORF -13.3 (-6.3) 139.4 (+7.6) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -13.5 (-6.5) 140.1 (+6.9) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -13.8 (-6.8) 140.9 (+6.1) 88% ✓
Baseline ML NORF -13.1 (-6.1) 142.2 (+4.8) 88% ✓

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 17, 2026 NORF 70 – 66 UMES
Jan 13, 2026 UMES 74 – 70 NORF
Feb 15, 2025 NORF 75 – 63 UMES
Jan 4, 2025 NORF 81 – 59 UMES
Mar 5, 2024 NORF 69 – 50 UMES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NORF UMES
Overall 24-11 6-25
Conference 11-3 2-12
Home 11-1 5-7
Away 8-9 1-17
Neutral 5-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.7 63.3
Avg Pts Against 71.8 79.5
Massey -0.3 (#163) -17.4 (#359)
Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#160) -3.58 (#360)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.08 (#169) -4.15 (#360)
RPI 0.540 (#98) 0.384 (#354)
Shooting & Four Factors NORF UMES
FG% 48.3% 39.7%
3PT% 32.0% 30.9%
REB / G 33.3 31.5
OREB / G 10.2 9.9
AST / TO 1.08 0.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 45.4%
TOV% 17.9% 19.9%
ORB% 33.0% 27.1%
FT Rate 29.2% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 55.2%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 15.6%
DRB% 65.8% 65.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 28.9%

Game Analysis

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