Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
GSU Convocation Center · February 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread GAST -4.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money GAST -205 / NIU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total GAST win
Actual NIU +1 149 Lost
Massey GAST -4.5 (-5.5)
Massey Totals 139.3 (+9.7)
Bradley-Terry 69%
Weighted B-T 73%
Efficiency Plus ML GAST -4.6 (-5.6) 137.2 (+11.8) 71%
Baseline Tuned ML GAST -4.4 (-5.4) 135.2 (+13.8) 65%
Baseline ML GAST -3.8 (-4.8) 135.9 (+13.1) 66%
Baseline Plus ML GAST -4.9 (-5.9) 136.9 (+12.1) 66%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 17, 2023 NIU 7064 GAST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GAST NIU
Overall 10-22 9-21
Conference 7-11 4-14
Home 7-7 6-7
Away 3-12 3-14
Neutral 0-3 0-0
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L4 L5
Avg Pts For 68.4 66.3
Avg Pts Against 75.4 78.9
Massey -7.7 (#287) -9.3 (#303)
Bradley-Terry -1.04 (#263) -1.35 (#285)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.43 (#263) -1.84 (#294)
RPI 0.446 (#272) 0.442 (#287)
Shooting & Four Factors GAST NIU
FG% 37.3% 41.2%
3PT% 31.2% 31.6%
REB / G 34.5 34.1
OREB / G 10.4 12.2
AST / TO 0.98 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.5% 48.4%
TOV% 16.8% 22.4%
ORB% 27.7% 34.3%
FT Rate 28.9% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 17.4%
DRB% 65.9% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 30.0%

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