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Howard vs Norfolk State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 31 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 21:00
Final 88-60
42-28 46-32
Position#55
Record12-9
FormLWWWL
Points / game74.0
Allowed / game70.0
vs
Position#233
Record10-13
FormLWWWL
Points / game76.4
Allowed / game73.0
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Howard v Norfolk State
31 Jan 2026
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Howard winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Norfolk State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

HowardUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Hampton
#276
W
61-57
61
57
+4
H13/12
NCAA
Drexel
#193
W
74-66
74
66
+8
A16/12
NCAA
NC Wilmington
#17
W
67-66
67
66
+1
A20/12
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
L
60-80
60
80
-20
A30/12
NCAA
South Carolina St
#336
L
57-58
57
58
-1
A03/01
NCAA
Md.-East. Shore
#345
L
57-69
57
69
-12
A10/01
NCAA
Delaware State
#353
W
84-58
84
58
+26
H13/01
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#258
W
83-69
83
69
+14
A17/01
NCAA
Morehouse
#387
W
78-69
78
69
+9
H19/01
NCAA
Morgan State
#244
L
77-78
77
78
-1
H24/01
NCAA
1H
2H
31-27
30-30
36-25
38-41
38-27
29-39
28-31
32-49
20-30
37-28
30-34
27-35
38-25
46-33
35-32
48-37
37-34
41-35
42-36
35-42
136.8Avg total
69.8Scored
67.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)74.070.0144.0+4.057%
Season at home (12)80.468.9149.3+11.575%
Season away (9)65.471.6137.0-6.133%
Last 10 (10)69.867.0136.8+2.860%
Last 5 (5)75.868.6144.4+7.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)66.283.0149.2-16.80%
vs Similar (3)81.379.3160.7+2.067%
vs Weaker ◀ (19)73.168.1141.2+5.053%
This opponent (Norfolk State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Norfolk StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UTEP
#307
W
72-71
72
71
+1
A22/12
NCAA
UC Irvine
#60
L
70-89
70
89
-19
H23/12
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
L
54-63
54
63
-9
A28/12
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#258
L
67-69
67
69
-2
A03/01
NCAA
Delaware State
#353
W
66-64
66
64
+2
A10/01
NCAA
Md.-East. Shore
#345
L
70-74
70
74
-4
H13/01
NCAA
South Carolina St
#336
W
89-82
89
82
+7
A17/01
NCAA
Elizabeth City
#397
W
86-61
86
61
+25
H20/01
NCAA
Coppin State
#354
W
103-76
103
76
+27
H24/01
NCAA
Morgan State
#244
L
78-79
78
79
-1
H27/01
NCAA
1H
2H
42-32
30-39
25-46
45-43
25-33
29-30
31-38
36-31
34-31
32-33
31-32
39-42
36-36
53-46
43-35
43-26
49-36
54-40
42-36
36-43
148.3Avg total
75.5Scored
72.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)76.473.0149.5+3.443%
Season at home (10)90.073.0163.0+17.060%
Season away (13)66.073.1139.1-7.131%
Last 10 (10)75.572.8148.3+2.750%
Last 5 (5)85.274.4159.6+10.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)66.794.0160.7-27.30%
vs Similar (9)67.174.2141.3-7.122%
vs Weaker (18)82.270.3152.6+11.967%
This opponent (Howard) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +3.4+3.41st half: +0.3+0.32nd half2nd half: -0.6-0.62nd half: +2.4+2.4
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +3.4+3.41st half: +0.3+0.32nd half2nd half: -0.6-0.62nd half: +2.4+2.4
HowardNorfolk State
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
HowardLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Hampton
#276
W
31-27
31
27
+4
H13/12
NCAA
Drexel
#193
W
36-25
36
25
+11
A16/12
NCAA
NC Wilmington
#17
W
38-27
38
27
+11
A20/12
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
L
28-31
28
31
-3
A30/12
NCAA
South Carolina St
#336
L
20-30
20
30
-10
A03/01
NCAA
Md.-East. Shore
#345
L
30-34
30
34
-4
A10/01
NCAA
Delaware State
#353
W
38-25
38
25
+13
H13/01
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#258
W
35-32
35
32
+3
A17/01
NCAA
Morehouse
#387
W
37-34
37
34
+3
H19/01
NCAA
Morgan State
#244
W
42-36
42
36
+6
H24/01
NCAA
63.6Avg total
33.5Scored
30.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.733.568.1+1.257%-
Last 30 at home (15)39.232.771.9+6.580%-
Last 30 away (15)30.134.364.4-4.133%-
Last 10 (10)33.530.163.6+3.470%-
Last 5 (5)36.432.268.6+4.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)28.238.066.2-9.820%-
vs Similar (3)40.034.374.3+5.7100%-
vs Weaker ◀ (19)33.731.865.5+1.853%-
This opponent (Norfolk State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Norfolk StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UTEP
#307
W
42-32
42
32
+10
A22/12
NCAA
UC Irvine
#60
L
25-46
25
46
-21
H23/12
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
L
25-33
25
33
-8
A28/12
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#258
L
31-38
31
38
-7
A03/01
NCAA
Delaware State
#353
W
34-31
34
31
+3
A10/01
NCAA
Md.-East. Shore
#345
L
31-32
31
32
-1
H13/01
NCAA
South Carolina St
#336
D
36-36
36
36
+0
A17/01
NCAA
Elizabeth City
#397
W
43-35
43
35
+8
H20/01
NCAA
Coppin State
#354
W
49-36
49
36
+13
H24/01
NCAA
Morgan State
#244
W
42-36
42
36
+6
H27/01
NCAA
71.3Avg total
35.8Scored
35.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.435.671.1-0.243%-
Last 30 at home (13)39.834.073.8+5.862%-
Last 30 away (17)32.136.968.9-4.829%-
Last 10 (10)35.835.571.3+0.350%-
Last 5 (5)40.235.075.2+5.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)29.748.778.3-19.00%-
vs Similar (9)29.836.666.3-6.822%-
vs Weaker (18)39.233.072.2+6.261%-
This opponent (Howard) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
4
Howard wins
6
Norfolk State wins
Howardlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/01/26HMorgan State77-78
19/01/26HMorehouse78-69
17/01/26AN. Carolina Central83-69
13/01/26HDelaware State84-58
10/01/26AMd.-East. Shore57-69
03/01/26ASouth Carolina St57-58
30/12/25ANorthwestern60-80
20/12/25ANC Wilmington67-66
16/12/25ADrexel74-66
13/12/25HHampton61-57
Norfolk Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/01/26HMorgan State78-79
24/01/26HCoppin State103-76
20/01/26HElizabeth City86-61
17/01/26ASouth Carolina St89-82
13/01/26HMd.-East. Shore70-74
10/01/26ADelaware State66-64
03/01/26AN. Carolina Central67-69
28/12/25ALouisiana Lafayette54-63
23/12/25HUC Irvine70-89
22/12/25AUTEP72-71

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Howard
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWL57%
HomeWWWWL75%
AwayWLLLW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21129
Win %57%75%33%
Points / game74.080.465.4
Allowed / game70.068.971.6
Point differential+4.0+11.5-6.1
Avg total144.0149.3137.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%42%11%
Close games (≤5 pts) won38% (8)50% (4)25% (4)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Norfolk State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWL43%
HomeLLWWL60%
AwayWLLWW31%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games231013
Win %43%60%31%
Points / game76.490.066.0
Allowed / game73.073.073.1
Point differential+3.4+17.0-7.1
Avg total149.5163.0139.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+26%50%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (9)25% (4)40% (5)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Mid-Eastern Athletic conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Howard2112957%74.070.0+4.0
2 Norfolk State23101343%76.473.0+3.4
3 Morgan State2181338%74.078.9-4.9
4 Md.-East. Shore2181338%64.671.4-6.8
5 N. Carolina Central1971237%73.678.1-4.4
6 Delaware State2051525%61.671.2-9.6
7 South Carolina St2151624%65.981.9-16.0
8 Coppin State2241818%66.084.6-18.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Howard424688
Norfolk State283260
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