The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Truist Arena · December 15, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money NKU -175 / NORF +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +9 133 Won
Massey NORF -1.9 (+10.9)
Massey Totals 134.3 (-1.3)
Bradley-Terry 20%
Weighted B-T 9%
Baseline Plus ML NORF -0.7 (+9.7) 135.4 (-2.4) 48%
Baseline ML NORF -0.4 (+9.4) 137.2 (-4.2) 51%
Baseline Tuned ML NORF -0.6 (+9.6) 136.1 (-3.1) 44%
Efficiency Plus ML NORF -0.4 (+9.4) 136.5 (-3.5) 53%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU NORF
Overall 17-16 24-11
Conference 11-9 11-3
Home 12-6 11-1
Away 5-10 8-9
Neutral 0-0 5-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.6 74.7
Avg Pts Against 72.2 71.8
Massey -4.7 (#252) 1.5 (#140)
Bradley-Terry -1.70 (#311) 0.53 (#131)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.51 (#316) 0.76 (#129)
RPI 0.462 (#239) 0.533 (#115)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU NORF
FG% 41.2% 47.3%
3PT% 27.9% 34.2%
REB / G 31.1 29.9
OREB / G 9.8 7.6
AST / TO 1.06 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.0% 52.6%
TOV% 18.1% 18.6%
ORB% 27.7% 25.8%
FT Rate 20.0% 30.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.1% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 18.7%
DRB% 69.2% 64.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 25.0%

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