The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Ohio Valley Conference · Hooper Eblen Center · January 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TNTC -3.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money TNTC -185 / USI +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total TNTC win
Actual TNTC +4 132 Won
Massey TNTC -6.6 (-2.6) — —
Massey Totals — 145.4 (-13.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TNTC -3.6 (+0.4) 145.0 (-13.0) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TNTC -4.4 (-0.4) 143.5 (-11.5) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TNTC -4.5 (-0.5) 142.7 (-10.7) 68% ✓
Baseline ML TNTC -4.2 (-0.2) 143.9 (-11.9) 66% ✓

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 14, 2026 TNTC 82 – 74 USI
Jan 16, 2026 USI 71 – 54 TNTC
Feb 1, 2025 TNTC 78 – 65 USI
Feb 2, 2024 USI 74 – 71 TNTC
Jan 7, 2024 TNTC 73 – 59 USI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TNTC USI
Overall 15-17 10-20
Conference 10-10 5-15
Home 9-5 8-7
Away 5-10 2-13
Neutral 1-2 0-0
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 70.8 69.6
Avg Pts Against 74.1 75.1
Massey -6.2 (#272) -8.6 (#306)
Bradley-Terry -0.95 (#260) -1.91 (#319)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.69 (#285) -2.52 (#321)
RPI 0.473 (#222) 0.366 (#354)
Shooting & Four Factors TNTC USI
FG% 43.1% 43.6%
3PT% 36.1% 36.0%
REB / G 32.3 33.4
OREB / G 8.7 9.4
AST / TO 1.22 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 49.1%
TOV% 17.9% 16.7%
ORB% 24.6% 26.4%
FT Rate 16.3% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 18.6%
DRB% 61.8% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 14.8% 27.9%

Game Analysis

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