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Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · February 25, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -12.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money TOL -1000 / NIU +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +10 148 Won
Massey TOL -14.2 (-4.2) — —
Massey Totals — 150.0 (-2.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -12.5 (-2.5) 142.9 (+5.1) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -11.1 (-1.1) 142.8 (+5.2) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -11.1 (-1.1) 142.9 (+5.1) 87% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -10.8 (-0.8) 142.7 (+5.3) 86% ✓

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 7, 2026 TOL 75 – 61 NIU
Feb 1, 2025 TOL 89 – 85 NIU
Feb 28, 2024 NIU 75 – 72 TOL
Jan 24, 2024 TOL 89 – 73 NIU
Jan 14, 2023 TOL 84 – 67 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL NIU
Overall 19-15 9-21
Conference 11-7 4-14
Home 11-4 6-7
Away 5-9 3-14
Neutral 3-2 0-0
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 79.8 66.3
Avg Pts Against 77.4 78.9
Massey 0.7 (#152) -10.6 (#315)
Bradley-Terry 0.02 (#160) -1.33 (#285)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#158) -2.04 (#312)
RPI 0.525 (#120) 0.445 (#285)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL NIU
FG% 47.7% 40.9%
3PT% 36.3% 32.3%
REB / G 32.6 33.7
OREB / G 10.2 11.5
AST / TO 1.42 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 48.3%
TOV% 15.1% 22.2%
ORB% 29.7% 32.2%
FT Rate 25.4% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.7% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 16.9%
DRB% 65.2% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 28.8%

Game Analysis

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