Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
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 Plus ML YSU -2.5 (+3.5) 150.7 (-28.7) 61%
Model 4 ML YSU -2.3 (+3.7) 149.8 (-27.8) 66%
Model 3 ML YSU -2.2 (+3.8) 148.6 (-26.6) 64%
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 9479 YSU
Mar 1, 2025 NKU 8879 YSU
Jan 8, 2025 YSU 7261 NKU
Jan 28, 2024 YSU 8252 NKU
Jan 5, 2024 NKU 7976 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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