I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
Horizon League · Truist Arena · January 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money NKU -275 / DETM +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +2 154 Won
Massey NKU -2.1 (-0.1) — —
Massey Totals — 137.1 (+16.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -0.6 (+1.4) 138.0 (+16.0) 54% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -1.3 (+0.7) 137.6 (+16.4) 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -1.5 (+0.5) 136.8 (+17.2) 59% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -0.8 (+1.2) 138.8 (+15.2) 51% ✓

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
Dec 19, 2024 NKU 73 – 60 DETM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU DETM
Overall 22-13 14-19
Conference 14-6 9-11
Home 14-3 9-5
Away 6-6 5-13
Neutral 2-4 0-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.7 76.1
Avg Pts Against 64.7 75.7
Massey -3.7 (#240) -1.7 (#204)
Bradley-Terry -0.44 (#216) -0.47 (#223)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.22 (#199) -0.21 (#198)
RPI 0.472 (#225) 0.469 (#231)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU DETM
FG% 41.1% 41.5%
3PT% 33.5% 37.2%
REB / G 32.1 36.7
OREB / G 10.7 13.0
AST / TO 1.02 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 49.5%
TOV% 18.9% 18.0%
ORB% 30.1% 34.0%
FT Rate 18.9% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 23.1% 16.5%
DRB% 66.4% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 20.0%

Game Analysis

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