Norfolk State Spartans

Eighteen of the Spartans’ 28 games with a total went over in 2025-26, 64.3%, and only 19 Division I teams went over more often. Their best stretch was February: five games, five wins, five covers.

The over

Norfolk State scored 76.41 points a game and allowed 73.81, and the over came in 18 times against 10 unders. The run at the end of the season was all overs: the last five games each went over the number, from the 90-71 home win over South Carolina State to the 88-82 loss to the same team in the conference tournament.

February, then March

February was 5-0 straight up, 5-0 against the spread and 1.96 units, including wins over Coppin State on the road and South Carolina State at home. March was 0-3, no covers, 3.0 units gone: 90-84 at Morgan State as -162 favorites, 84-76 at home to Howard, and 88-82 to South Carolina State at -380.

As underdogs

The Spartans were underdogs 12 times and won once, 72-71 at UTEP in December at +360. Backing them on the moneyline in those 12 games cost 6.4 units, and they covered 5 of 12. The other four covers were road losses inside the number: 60-57 at Old Dominion getting 8.5, 51-41 at Towson getting 13.5, 75-67 at Wyoming getting 15.5 and 68-67 at James Madison getting 10.5.

The rest of the number

Over the season Norfolk State covered 13 of 28, 46.4%: 8 of 16 as favorites, 4 of 9 at home and 8 of 15 away. Morgan State and Howard each beat them twice, and Norfolk State covered none of those four games. At home the Spartans went 9-4 yet lost 2.3 units on the moneyline: Maryland Eastern Shore won there 74-70 against -258 and Morgan State 79-78 against -410.

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