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Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · February 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -15.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money TOL -2000 / NIU +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual NIU +3 147 Lost
Massey TOL -14.4 (-17.4) — —
Massey Totals — 160.8 (-13.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TOL -12.0 (-15.0) 156.6 (-9.6) 87% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -13.1 (-16.1) 155.5 (-8.5) 86% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -11.5 (-14.5) 154.1 (-7.1) 87% ✗
Baseline ML TOL -11.6 (-14.6) 154.8 (-7.8) 87% ✗

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
Jan 24, 2024 TOL 89 – 73 NIU
Jan 14, 2023 TOL 84 – 67 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL NIU
Overall 20-12 11-20
Conference 14-4 5-13
Home 12-3 5-9
Away 8-5 5-11
Neutral 0-4 1-0
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 80.0 71.4
Avg Pts Against 76.1 79.2
Massey 2.3 (#131) -8.8 (#312)
Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#112) -1.17 (#290)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#129) -1.46 (#292)
RPI 0.545 (#99) 0.454 (#272)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL NIU
FG% 47.6% 43.0%
3PT% 37.7% 32.5%
REB / G 33.6 34.2
OREB / G 10.1 9.6
AST / TO 1.24 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 49.2%
TOV% 15.0% 18.1%
ORB% 29.3% 27.0%
FT Rate 26.2% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.2% 53.3%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 14.4%
DRB% 71.5% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 23.8%

Game Analysis

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