He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Horizon League · Truist Arena · February 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money NKU -285 / MILW +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +5 129 Won
Massey NKU -7.6 (-2.6)
Massey Totals 156.9 (-27.9)
Bradley-Terry 76%
Weighted B-T 82%
Baseline Plus ML NKU -6.5 (-1.5) 152.1 (-23.1) 77%
Model 4 ML NKU -5.4 (-0.4) 152.5 (-23.5) 73%
Model 3 ML NKU -6.1 (-1.1) 149.3 (-20.3) 72%
Baseline ML NKU -5.7 (-0.7) 150.5 (-21.5) 75%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 10, 2026 NKU 8567 MILW
Feb 16, 2025 MILW 9270 NKU
Jan 25, 2025 MILW 7959 NKU
Mar 12, 2024 MILW 8275 NKU
Feb 18, 2024 MILW 7372 NKU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU MILW
Overall 20-14 12-20
Conference 10-10 8-12
Home 12-5 9-6
Away 7-8 3-14
Neutral 1-1 0-0
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.9 74.7
Avg Pts Against 78.7 79.9
Massey -1.4 (#189) -6.0 (#260)
Bradley-Terry -0.39 (#208) -1.01 (#258)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.47 (#204) -1.45 (#267)
RPI 0.475 (#226) 0.449 (#265)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU MILW
FG% 45.4% 43.3%
3PT% 32.5% 31.5%
REB / G 33.5 35.8
OREB / G 11.5 12.8
AST / TO 1.29 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 49.3%
TOV% 16.3% 15.2%
ORB% 31.9% 33.5%
FT Rate 25.0% 20.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.8% 55.3%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 16.0%
DRB% 66.8% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 26.7%

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