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Horizon League · Beeghly Center · February 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread YSU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money YSU -135 / NKU +114
Model Predictions
Spread Total YSU win
Actual YSU +6 122 Won
Massey YSU -2.5 (+3.5) — —
Massey Totals — 153.1 (-31.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML YSU -2.2 (+3.8) 148.6 (-26.6) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ YSU -2.3 (+3.7) 149.8 (-27.8) 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML YSU -2.5 (+3.5) 150.7 (-28.7) 61% ✓
Baseline ML YSU -2.7 (+3.3) 150.2 (-28.2) 62% ✓

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 4, 2026 NKU 94 – 79 YSU
Mar 1, 2025 NKU 88 – 79 YSU
Jan 8, 2025 YSU 72 – 61 NKU
Jan 28, 2024 YSU 82 – 52 NKU
Jan 5, 2024 NKU 79 – 76 YSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings YSU NKU
Overall 15-17 20-14
Conference 8-12 10-10
Home 10-5 12-5
Away 4-11 7-8
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 75.1 80.9
Avg Pts Against 74.9 78.7
Massey -1.6 (#195) -1.1 (#184)
Bradley-Terry -0.78 (#238) -0.24 (#193)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.74 (#227) -0.35 (#193)
RPI 0.452 (#271) 0.498 (#190)
Shooting & Four Factors YSU NKU
FG% 46.2% 45.7%
3PT% 34.9% 33.0%
REB / G 33.4 33.6
OREB / G 10.7 11.4
AST / TO 1.08 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 53.2%
TOV% 19.1% 16.5%
ORB% 32.1% 31.9%
FT Rate 23.5% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 54.3%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 19.3%
DRB% 69.3% 67.4%
Opp FT Rate 28.3% 26.2%

Game Analysis

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