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Horizon League · Truist Arena · January 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -12.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money NKU -1000 / GB +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +18 138 Won
Massey NKU -11.9 (+6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 145.9 (-7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -10.0 (+8.0) 140.6 (-2.6) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -9.5 (+8.5) 144.9 (-6.9) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -10.2 (+7.8) 140.9 (-2.9) 84% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -9.8 (+8.2) 140.8 (-2.8) 85% ✓

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 8, 2026 NKU 96 – 76 GB
Feb 5, 2026 GB 87 – 84 NKU
Jan 11, 2026 GB 80 – 78 NKU
Feb 15, 2025 NKU 73 – 60 GB
Feb 15, 2024 NKU 58 – 57 GB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU GB
Overall 17-16 4-28
Conference 11-9 2-18
Home 12-6 3-11
Away 5-10 1-17
Neutral 0-0 0-0
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 70.6 69.9
Avg Pts Against 72.2 80.6
Massey -2.5 (#201) -10.3 (#330)
Bradley-Terry -0.28 (#195) -2.37 (#337)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.51 (#206) -2.64 (#326)
RPI 0.482 (#199) 0.395 (#338)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU GB
FG% 41.5% 44.6%
3PT% 31.2% 32.4%
REB / G 35.5 28.5
OREB / G 11.5 5.3
AST / TO 1.06 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 52.5%
TOV% 19.3% 19.3%
ORB% 31.3% 16.7%
FT Rate 20.9% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 55.3%
Opp TOV% 20.7% 15.6%
DRB% 69.9% 65.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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