The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Northern Kentucky Norse
72 – 64
FINAL NKU Thanksgiving Tournament
Long Island University Sharks
Truist Arena · November 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -15.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money NKU -1600 / LIU +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +8 136 Won
Massey NKU -13.5 (-5.5) — —
Massey Totals — 150.9 (-14.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -11.6 (-3.6) 146.2 (-10.2) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -8.6 (-0.6) 145.8 (-9.8) 80% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -8.9 (-0.9) 145.3 (-9.3) 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -10.0 (-2.0) 149.3 (-13.3) 78% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU LIU
Overall 18-15 7-22
Conference 12-8 6-10
Home 12-3 5-4
Away 6-11 1-17
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 1-3 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 73.9 66.5
Avg Pts Against 73.8 76.8
Massey -2.4 (#218) -8.9 (#320)
Bradley-Terry -1.12 (#264) -2.19 (#324)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.06 (#238) -4.15 (#341)
RPI 0.414 (#280) 0.336 (#339)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU LIU
FG% 43.9% 37.8%
3PT% 25.7% 33.0%
REB / G 33.0 31.0
OREB / G 11.5 7.2
AST / TO 1.10 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 43.8%
TOV% 18.6% 18.6%
ORB% 32.4% 19.4%
FT Rate 25.9% 28.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 17.7%
DRB% 64.2% 66.1%
Opp FT Rate 26.2% 37.2%

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