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Norfolk State Spartans
58 – 55
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
Morgan State Bears
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 14, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NORF -11.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money NORF -900 / MORG +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total NORF win
Actual NORF +3 113 Won
Massey NORF -11.6 (-8.6) — —
Massey Totals — 159.7 (-46.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NORF -9.7 (-6.7) 153.6 (-40.6) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NORF -9.1 (-6.1) 152.6 (-39.6) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -9.3 (-6.3) 152.6 (-39.6) 82% ✓
Baseline ML NORF -9.7 (-6.7) 152.5 (-39.5) 83% ✓

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 2, 2026 MORG 90 – 84 NORF
Jan 27, 2026 MORG 79 – 78 NORF
Feb 25, 2025 NORF 69 – 60 MORG
Jan 14, 2025 MORG 78 – 74 NORF
Feb 27, 2024 NORF 85 – 82 MORG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NORF MORG
Overall 24-11 14-18
Conference 11-3 7-7
Home 11-1 11-4
Away 8-9 2-13
Neutral 5-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 76.2
Avg Pts Against 71.8 82.8
Massey -0.6 (#169) -12.1 (#341)
Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#160) -1.88 (#329)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.08 (#170) -2.47 (#330)
RPI 0.543 (#91) 0.413 (#332)
Shooting & Four Factors NORF MORG
FG% 48.5% 46.0%
3PT% 31.4% 32.2%
REB / G 33.3 36.4
OREB / G 10.1 12.6
AST / TO 1.10 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 49.5%
TOV% 17.8% 18.0%
ORB% 32.6% 34.3%
FT Rate 29.3% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 16.7%
DRB% 66.1% 62.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.2% 27.3%

Game Analysis

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