Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Horizon League · Truist Arena · January 19, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money NKU -110 / MILW +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +18 162 Won
Massey NKU -5.0 (+13.0) — —
Massey Totals — 158.8 (+3.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -2.6 (+15.4) 153.6 (+8.4) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -3.2 (+14.8) 153.6 (+8.4) 65% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -2.8 (+15.2) 154.3 (+7.7) 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -2.8 (+15.2) 153.6 (+8.4) 67% ✓

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 7, 2026 NKU 67 – 62 MILW
Jan 10, 2026 NKU 85 – 67 MILW
Feb 16, 2025 MILW 92 – 70 NKU
Jan 25, 2025 MILW 79 – 59 NKU
Mar 12, 2024 MILW 82 – 75 NKU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU MILW
Overall 18-15 20-15
Conference 12-8 12-8
Home 12-3 12-4
Away 6-11 6-9
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 79.0
Avg Pts Against 73.8 79.5
Massey -2.4 (#214) -3.7 (#235)
Bradley-Terry -0.50 (#226) -0.40 (#216)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.59 (#224) -0.91 (#242)
RPI 0.476 (#215) 0.481 (#207)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU MILW
FG% 45.2% 43.5%
3PT% 29.8% 32.4%
REB / G 33.1 36.7
OREB / G 10.4 13.8
AST / TO 1.06 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 50.3%
TOV% 17.8% 17.8%
ORB% 29.7% 37.0%
FT Rate 24.9% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 16.1%
DRB% 66.6% 64.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 25.2%

Game Analysis

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