The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Ohio Valley Conference · Western Hall · December 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WIU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money WIU -145 / TNTC +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIU win
Actual WIU +3 139 Won
Massey WIU -1.3 (+1.7)
Massey Totals 139.1 (-0.1)
Bradley-Terry 69%
Weighted B-T 53%
Efficiency Plus ML WIU -2.3 (+0.7) 142.4 (-3.4) 73%
Baseline Tuned ML WIU -1.1 (+1.9) 140.8 (-1.8) 55%
Baseline ML WIU -1.1 (+1.9) 141.3 (-2.3) 54%
Baseline Plus ML WIU -1.1 (+1.9) 140.8 (-1.8) 58%

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 6, 2026 TNTC 9772 WIU
Jan 10, 2026 TNTC 5954 WIU
Feb 28, 2025 WIU 8269 TNTC
Feb 16, 2024 WIU 6255 TNTC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIU TNTC
Overall 12-19 15-17
Conference 6-14 10-10
Home 8-7 9-5
Away 4-11 5-10
Neutral 0-1 1-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak W2 L3
Avg Pts For 66.6 70.8
Avg Pts Against 73.3 74.1
Massey -10.3 (#329) -7.3 (#289)
Bradley-Terry -1.19 (#276) -1.16 (#274)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.76 (#326) -2.01 (#297)
RPI 0.426 (#298) 0.469 (#233)
Shooting & Four Factors WIU TNTC
FG% 42.1% 42.7%
3PT% 34.6% 35.4%
REB / G 31.8 31.0
OREB / G 10.4 8.2
AST / TO 0.76 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 51.3%
TOV% 18.0% 17.6%
ORB% 30.3% 22.8%
FT Rate 16.9% 16.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.5% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 13.4% 15.7%
DRB% 70.7% 60.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.1% 15.5%

Game Analysis

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