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
Mid-American Conference · Stroh Center · February 4, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BGSU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money BGSU -200 / NIU +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total BGSU win
Actual NIU +8 164 Lost
Massey BGSU -4.5 (-12.5)
Massey Totals 148.2 (+15.8)
Bradley-Terry 59%
Weighted B-T 60%
Efficiency Plus ML BGSU -2.5 (-10.5) 149.3 (+14.7) 61%
Baseline Tuned ML BGSU -2.1 (-10.1) 150.0 (+14.0) 61%
Baseline ML BGSU -1.9 (-9.9) 151.3 (+12.7) 63%
Baseline Plus ML BGSU -3.1 (-11.1) 150.5 (+13.5) 62%

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 12, 2026 BGSU 6852 NIU
Mar 5, 2025 BGSU 7158 NIU
Feb 5, 2025 BGSU 8477 NIU
Jan 13, 2024 BGSU 8372 NIU
Feb 5, 2022 BGSU 8765 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BGSU NIU
Overall 11-20 13-19
Conference 5-13 9-9
Home 7-9 5-7
Away 4-11 7-10
Neutral 0-0 1-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 70.9
Avg Pts Against 79.1 74.8
Massey -4.6 (#250) -5.6 (#266)
Bradley-Terry -0.95 (#270) -0.69 (#248)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.19 (#273) -0.87 (#245)
RPI 0.444 (#287) 0.472 (#238)
Shooting & Four Factors BGSU NIU
FG% 44.7% 44.3%
3PT% 35.1% 34.5%
REB / G 36.6 32.6
OREB / G 10.8 8.7
AST / TO 1.11 0.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 50.8%
TOV% 17.2% 21.4%
ORB% 29.7% 25.2%
FT Rate 21.8% 23.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.5% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 18.9%
DRB% 72.5% 65.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 25.2%

Game Analysis

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