We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Mid-American Conference · NIU Convocation Center · January 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -12.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money NIU +600 / TOL -800
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIU win
Actual TOL +17 151 Lost
Massey TOL -7.6 (-9.4)
Massey Totals 161.2 (-10.2)
Bradley-Terry 26%
Weighted B-T 20%
Efficiency Plus ML TOL -8.2 (-8.8) 152.5 (-1.5) 21%
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -6.3 (-10.7) 156.0 (-5.0) 27%
Baseline ML TOL -7.0 (-10.0) 155.4 (-4.4) 25%
Baseline Plus ML TOL -7.2 (-9.8) 153.9 (-2.9) 24%

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 25, 2026 TOL 7969 NIU
Jan 7, 2026 TOL 7561 NIU
Feb 1, 2025 TOL 8985 NIU
Feb 28, 2024 NIU 7572 TOL
Jan 24, 2024 TOL 8973 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIU TOL
Overall 13-19 27-8
Conference 9-9 16-2
Home 5-7 13-1
Away 7-10 10-4
Neutral 1-2 4-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 70.9 84.9
Avg Pts Against 74.8 76.6
Massey -7.6 (#302) 4.1 (#106)
Bradley-Terry -1.28 (#294) 0.44 (#136)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.51 (#286) 0.66 (#124)
RPI 0.447 (#275) 0.528 (#129)
Shooting & Four Factors NIU TOL
FG% 42.4% 48.1%
3PT% 31.8% 38.1%
REB / G 33.4 35.4
OREB / G 9.1 10.7
AST / TO 0.61 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.9% 54.5%
TOV% 22.3% 14.8%
ORB% 25.5% 30.7%
FT Rate 21.8% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 17.5%
DRB% 67.0% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 22.4%

Game Analysis

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