Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · January 28, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -5.5 Home covered
O/U 125.5 Over
Money NIA -225 / MAN +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual NIA +6 130 Won
Massey NIA -8.2 (-2.2) — —
Massey Totals — 130.6 (-0.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NIA -6.1 (-0.1) 129.8 (+0.2) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -4.9 (+1.1) 129.4 (+0.6) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -5.5 (+0.5) 130.2 (-0.2) 71% ✓
Baseline ML NIA -5.4 (+0.6) 131.6 (-1.6) 71% ✓

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 MAN 76 – 69 NIA
Jan 11, 2026 MAN 79 – 70 NIA
Mar 2, 2025 MAN 85 – 70 NIA
Jan 18, 2025 MAN 72 – 65 NIA
Jan 28, 2024 MAN 84 – 78 NIA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA MAN
Overall 16-15 12-18
Conference 10-10 10-10
Home 9-4 5-9
Away 4-10 6-7
Neutral 3-1 1-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 64.2 66.6
Avg Pts Against 66.4 71.5
Massey -4.4 (#245) -9.1 (#322)
Bradley-Terry -0.59 (#239) -1.84 (#329)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.97 (#252) -2.50 (#336)
RPI 0.475 (#227) 0.416 (#318)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA MAN
FG% 43.9% 43.3%
3PT% 34.4% 34.3%
REB / G 29.2 30.7
OREB / G 7.7 9.1
AST / TO 0.91 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 49.7%
TOV% 18.6% 21.3%
ORB% 25.5% 27.1%
FT Rate 21.4% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 21.3%
DRB% 70.0% 63.4%
Opp FT Rate 26.2% 23.1%

Game Analysis

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