And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Metro Conference · Yanitelli Center · January 22, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SPU -0.5 Away covered
O/U 118.5 Under
Money SPU +100 / NIA +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total SPU win
Actual NIA +2 116 Lost
Massey NIA -0.1 (-1.9) — —
Massey Totals — 115.9 (+0.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 47% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NIA -1.3 (-0.7) 123.7 (-7.7) 41% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SPU -1.3 (-3.3) 120.4 (-4.4) 50% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -0.7 (-1.3) 122.6 (-6.6) 46% ✓
Baseline ML NIA -0.6 (-1.4) 124.1 (-8.1) 38% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 7, 2025 SPU 71 – 43 NIA
Mar 7, 2025 NIA 78 – 68 SPU
Jan 10, 2025 NIA 70 – 60 SPU
Feb 3, 2024 NIA 68 – 59 SPU
Dec 2, 2023 SPU 72 – 67 NIA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SPU NIA
Overall 14-18 16-15
Conference 7-13 10-10
Home 8-6 9-4
Away 4-11 4-10
Neutral 2-1 3-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 60.9 64.2
Avg Pts Against 65.5 66.4
Massey -8.0 (#308) -4.3 (#243)
Bradley-Terry -1.49 (#307) -0.75 (#254)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.90 (#311) -1.10 (#263)
RPI 0.428 (#304) 0.466 (#240)
Shooting & Four Factors SPU NIA
FG% 37.3% 43.9%
3PT% 26.9% 34.8%
REB / G 36.3 29.5
OREB / G 14.6 7.6
AST / TO 0.82 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 42.1% 50.0%
TOV% 19.7% 18.5%
ORB% 37.6% 25.1%
FT Rate 16.1% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 16.6%
DRB% 71.4% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 40.1% 26.3%

Game Analysis

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