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Horizon League · Calihan Hall · February 24, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money DETM +100 / NKU -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total DETM win
Actual NKU +3 131 Lost
Massey DETM -3.5 (-6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 140.3 (-9.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DETM -1.9 (-4.9) 139.8 (-8.8) 55% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DETM -2.6 (-5.6) 140.1 (-9.1) 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DETM -2.3 (-5.3) 140.8 (-9.8) 64% ✗
Baseline ML DETM -2.7 (-5.7) 141.4 (-10.4) 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

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 DETM NKU
Overall 14-19 22-13
Conference 9-11 14-6
Home 9-5 14-3
Away 5-13 6-6
Neutral 0-1 2-4
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.1 66.7
Avg Pts Against 75.7 64.7
Massey -1.2 (#199) -1.1 (#197)
Bradley-Terry -0.66 (#240) -0.16 (#192)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.46 (#214) -0.03 (#175)
RPI 0.480 (#218) 0.511 (#159)
Shooting & Four Factors DETM NKU
FG% 43.7% 42.2%
3PT% 39.6% 34.4%
REB / G 36.1 31.9
OREB / G 12.7 10.9
AST / TO 1.04 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 49.1%
TOV% 17.7% 17.7%
ORB% 35.4% 30.8%
FT Rate 21.0% 17.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.5% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 24.0%
DRB% 69.3% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 20.6%

Game Analysis

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