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Mid-American Conference · NIU Convocation Center · January 13, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BGSU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money NIU +100 / BGSU +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIU win
Actual BGSU +11 155 Lost
Massey NIU -2.1 (-13.1)
Massey Totals 153.5 (+1.5)
Bradley-Terry 55%
Weighted B-T 65%
Efficiency Plus ML NIU -0.9 (-11.9) 150.5 (+4.5) 54%
Baseline Tuned ML NIU -0.5 (-11.5) 149.3 (+5.7) 53%
Baseline ML BGSU -0.2 (-10.8) 150.8 (+4.2) 45%
Baseline Plus ML BGSU -0.4 (-10.6) 152.1 (+2.9) 45%

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 12, 2026 BGSU 6852 NIU
Mar 5, 2025 BGSU 7158 NIU
Feb 5, 2025 BGSU 8477 NIU
Feb 4, 2023 NIU 8678 BGSU
Feb 5, 2022 BGSU 8765 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIU BGSU
Overall 11-20 20-14
Conference 5-13 10-8
Home 5-9 12-5
Away 5-11 5-7
Neutral 1-0 3-2
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak W1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.4 72.7
Avg Pts Against 79.2 72.1
Massey -4.4 (#253) -2.5 (#218)
Bradley-Terry -0.34 (#211) 0.21 (#162)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.32 (#208) -0.09 (#185)
RPI 0.491 (#192) 0.485 (#203)
Shooting & Four Factors NIU BGSU
FG% 44.2% 44.4%
3PT% 35.7% 31.4%
REB / G 34.3 37.5
OREB / G 8.8 10.2
AST / TO 0.82 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 50.5%
TOV% 18.0% 16.0%
ORB% 24.9% 27.9%
FT Rate 26.0% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.1% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 12.8% 15.2%
DRB% 68.0% 73.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 16.9%

Game Analysis

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