I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML TOL -12.5 (-2.5) 142.9 (+5.1) 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 7561 NIU
Feb 1, 2025 TOL 8985 NIU
Feb 28, 2024 NIU 7572 TOL
Jan 24, 2024 TOL 8973 NIU
Jan 14, 2023 TOL 8467 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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