And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Oakland Golden Grizzlies
84 – 85
FINAL Conference Barbasol Horizon League
Northern Kentucky Norse
Horizon League · OU Credit Union O'rena · March 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OAK -1.5 Away covered
O/U 161.5 Over
Money OAK -130 / NKU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total OAK win
Actual NKU +1 169 Lost
Massey OAK -4.1 (-5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 166.6 (+2.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OAK -3.2 (-4.2) 160.9 (+8.1) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OAK -3.3 (-4.3) 159.9 (+9.1) 68% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OAK -3.4 (-4.4) 158.8 (+10.2) 66% ✗
Baseline ML OAK -3.0 (-4.0) 159.7 (+9.3) 65% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 1, 2026 OAK 76 – 65 NKU
Dec 18, 2025 OAK 82 – 77 NKU
Feb 1, 2025 NKU 84 – 75 OAK
Jan 11, 2025 OAK 68 – 53 NKU
Feb 9, 2024 NKU 99 – 89 OAK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OAK NKU
Overall 16-16 20-14
Conference 12-8 10-10
Home 7-6 12-5
Away 8-9 7-8
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 81.6 80.9
Avg Pts Against 82.8 78.7
Massey -0.0 (#164) -1.1 (#181)
Bradley-Terry -0.05 (#167) -0.34 (#206)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.21 (#178) -0.38 (#197)
RPI 0.534 (#104) 0.493 (#202)
Shooting & Four Factors OAK NKU
FG% 47.0% 45.5%
3PT% 34.5% 32.9%
REB / G 34.5 33.9
OREB / G 10.9 11.5
AST / TO 1.49 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 52.9%
TOV% 14.7% 16.7%
ORB% 31.2% 31.8%
FT Rate 29.3% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.7% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 19.3%
DRB% 65.4% 67.8%
Opp FT Rate 17.5% 26.3%

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