So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
NIU Convocation Center · December 6, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread INST -6.5 Away covered
O/U 163.5 Under
Money NIU +300 / INST -300
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIU win
Actual INST +23 157 Lost
Massey INST -0.6 (-22.4) — —
Massey Totals — 171.5 (-14.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -0.9 (-22.1) 162.7 (-5.7) 44% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NIU -1.1 (-24.1) 161.6 (-4.6) 55% ✗
Baseline ML NIU -1.3 (-24.3) 162.0 (-5.0) 59% ✗
Baseline Plus ML INST -0.2 (-22.8) 164.5 (-7.5) 43% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 22, 2022 NIU 67 – 57 INST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIU INST
Overall 11-20 32-7
Conference 5-13 17-3
Home 5-9 16-1
Away 5-11 9-4
Neutral 1-0 7-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.4 84.7
Avg Pts Against 79.2 73.5
Massey 4.9 (#96) 11.2 (#31)
Bradley-Terry 2.49 (#27) 2.84 (#18)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.43 (#28) 3.54 (#26)
RPI 0.649 (#16) 0.639 (#22)
Shooting & Four Factors NIU INST
FG% 47.1% 52.8%
3PT% 36.8% 41.8%
REB / G 36.7 31.4
OREB / G 8.7 6.0
AST / TO 1.04 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 62.3%
TOV% 16.6% 16.4%
ORB% 25.5% 20.3%
FT Rate 31.9% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 10.4% 19.8%
DRB% 68.9% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 21.2%

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