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 · Liberty Arena (IN) · December 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USI -4.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money USI -195 / TNST +165
Model Predictions
Spread Total USI win
Actual USI +2 152 Won
Massey USI -12.1 (-10.1)
Massey Totals 157.5 (-5.5)
Bradley-Terry 94%
Weighted B-T 96%
Efficiency Plus ML USI -7.1 (-5.1) 155.4 (-3.4) 77%
Baseline Tuned ML USI -8.8 (-6.8) 152.1 (-0.1) 84%
Baseline ML USI -9.1 (-7.1) 152.9 (-0.9) 82%
Baseline Plus ML USI -9.3 (-7.3) 152.7 (-0.7) 81%

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 13, 2026 TNST 7371 USI
Jan 17, 2026 TNST 7367 USI
Mar 1, 2025 TNST 7469 USI
Mar 7, 2024 TNST 7864 USI
Feb 3, 2024 TNST 7974 USI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USI TNST
Overall 10-20 17-16
Conference 5-15 12-8
Home 8-7 12-3
Away 2-13 4-10
Neutral 0-0 1-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.6 76.1
Avg Pts Against 75.1 75.4
Massey -2.7 (#211) -10.6 (#335)
Bradley-Terry -0.88 (#262) -2.80 (#347)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.10 (#244) -3.50 (#342)
RPI 0.452 (#267) 0.347 (#356)
Shooting & Four Factors USI TNST
FG% 46.3% 43.8%
3PT% 41.8% 26.4%
REB / G 33.2 39.9
OREB / G 8.9 14.1
AST / TO 0.89 0.70
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 48.0%
TOV% 17.9% 20.2%
ORB% 26.8% 34.9%
FT Rate 26.0% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 53.8%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 16.9%
DRB% 67.9% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 29.0% 26.4%

Game Analysis

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