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Horizon League · Truist Arena · December 19, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -13.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money NKU -1600 / DETM +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +13 133 Won
Massey NKU -8.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 134.2 (-1.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -4.6 (+8.4) 137.1 (-4.1) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -6.4 (+6.6) 136.6 (-3.6) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -5.3 (+7.7) 136.1 (-3.1) 72% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -5.0 (+8.0) 138.1 (-5.1) 76% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 DETM 90 – 77 NKU
Jan 16, 2026 NKU 96 – 71 DETM
Mar 5, 2025 NKU 99 – 75 DETM
Jan 31, 2025 DETM 68 – 57 NKU
Feb 10, 2024 NKU 79 – 67 DETM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU DETM
Overall 17-16 8-24
Conference 11-9 4-16
Home 12-6 6-7
Away 5-10 2-15
Neutral 0-0 0-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L8
Avg Pts For 70.6 66.3
Avg Pts Against 72.2 76.6
Massey -3.9 (#234) -8.5 (#304)
Bradley-Terry -0.99 (#265) -0.43 (#213)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.14 (#248) -1.25 (#259)
RPI 0.470 (#230) 0.498 (#175)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU DETM
FG% 41.8% 41.0%
3PT% 28.3% 37.6%
REB / G 31.6 38.8
OREB / G 9.8 13.1
AST / TO 1.04 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 46.3%
TOV% 18.6% 18.6%
ORB% 28.3% 33.3%
FT Rate 21.6% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 16.0%
DRB% 68.8% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 26.1%

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