Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Groniger Arena · December 1, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NIU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Money EIU +200 / NIU -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total EIU win
Actual NIU +20 160 Lost
Massey EIU -2.2 (-22.2)
Massey Totals 128.4 (+31.6)
Bradley-Terry 20%
Weighted B-T 6%
Baseline Plus ML EIU -0.4 (-20.4) 132.9 (+27.1) 38%
Baseline ML EIU -1.0 (-21.0) 129.6 (+30.4) 39%
Baseline Tuned ML EIU -0.4 (-20.4) 129.7 (+30.3) 45%
Efficiency Plus ML NIU -0.6 (-19.4) 135.5 (+24.5) 33%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 29, 2024 EIU 7259 NIU
Dec 2, 2021 NIU 5545 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EIU NIU
Overall 9-22 13-19
Conference 5-13 9-9
Home 6-9 5-7
Away 3-12 7-10
Neutral 0-1 1-2
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 66.9 70.9
Avg Pts Against 74.2 74.8
Massey -9.2 (#323) -5.0 (#260)
Bradley-Terry -3.84 (#358) -1.15 (#280)
W. Bradley-Terry -5.84 (#358) -1.60 (#273)
RPI 0.306 (#355) 0.389 (#315)
Shooting & Four Factors EIU NIU
FG% 33.7% 39.4%
3PT% 25.0% 30.8%
REB / G 33.2 36.4
OREB / G 10.2 11.4
AST / TO 0.61 0.56
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 37.6% 45.2%
TOV% 19.6% 23.9%
ORB% 24.1% 29.4%
FT Rate 21.0% 17.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 22.5% 18.8%
DRB% 61.9% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 26.2%

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