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Mid-American Conference · NIU Convocation Center · January 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -5.5 Away covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money NIU +170 / TOL -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIU win
Actual TOL +16 162 Lost
Massey TOL -2.9 (-13.1) — —
Massey Totals — 161.7 (+0.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 33% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 38% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -3.1 (-12.9) 154.0 (+8.0) 35% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -4.5 (-11.5) 150.5 (+11.5) 29% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -3.1 (-12.9) 152.8 (+9.2) 37% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -2.9 (-13.1) 153.8 (+8.2) 34% ✓

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 25, 2026 TOL 79 – 69 NIU
Jan 7, 2026 TOL 75 – 61 NIU
Feb 1, 2025 TOL 89 – 85 NIU
Feb 28, 2024 NIU 75 – 72 TOL
Jan 14, 2023 TOL 84 – 67 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIU TOL
Overall 11-20 20-12
Conference 5-13 14-4
Home 5-9 12-3
Away 5-11 8-5
Neutral 1-0 0-4
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.4 80.0
Avg Pts Against 79.2 76.1
Massey -5.5 (#270) 1.1 (#145)
Bradley-Terry -0.71 (#246) 0.70 (#125)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.77 (#234) 0.48 (#143)
RPI 0.480 (#209) 0.528 (#130)
Shooting & Four Factors NIU TOL
FG% 44.5% 46.7%
3PT% 36.8% 36.2%
REB / G 33.3 33.3
OREB / G 8.5 10.2
AST / TO 0.83 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 51.8%
TOV% 17.9% 15.6%
ORB% 24.2% 29.8%
FT Rate 25.8% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.8% 55.0%
Opp TOV% 13.4% 18.9%
DRB% 67.8% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 18.6%

Game Analysis

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