Let fury have the hour / Anger can be power. "Clampdown" - The Clash
Northern Kentucky Norse
81 – 74
FINAL Conference Barbasol Horizon League
Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Horizon League · Truist Arena · March 3, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money NKU -250 / OAK +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +7 155 Won
Massey NKU -9.5 (-2.5) — —
Massey Totals — 136.8 (+18.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -9.1 (-2.1) 140.4 (+14.6) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -8.2 (-1.2) 141.3 (+13.7) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -9.5 (-2.5) 138.2 (+16.8) 82% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -9.3 (-2.3) 140.1 (+14.9) 82% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 5, 2026 NKU 85 – 84 OAK
Feb 1, 2026 OAK 76 – 65 NKU
Dec 18, 2025 OAK 82 – 77 NKU
Feb 1, 2025 NKU 84 – 75 OAK
Jan 11, 2025 OAK 68 – 53 NKU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU OAK
Overall 22-13 13-19
Conference 14-6 11-9
Home 14-3 8-6
Away 6-6 5-10
Neutral 2-4 0-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 66.7 72.7
Avg Pts Against 64.7 77.9
Massey -0.6 (#180) -6.5 (#284)
Bradley-Terry 0.03 (#168) -0.87 (#256)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.14 (#163) -1.22 (#264)
RPI 0.529 (#123) 0.473 (#238)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU OAK
FG% 42.6% 42.9%
3PT% 35.5% 30.2%
REB / G 31.8 30.6
OREB / G 10.7 8.5
AST / TO 1.17 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 48.9%
TOV% 18.0% 15.2%
ORB% 30.9% 24.6%
FT Rate 17.4% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 54.6%
Opp TOV% 23.6% 18.8%
DRB% 67.0% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 16.7%

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