The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
NIU Convocation Center · December 2, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NIU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 128.0 Under
Money NIU -270 / EIU +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIU win
Actual NIU +10 100 Won
Massey NIU -16.0 (-6.0)
Massey Totals 115.1 (-15.1)
Bradley-Terry 100%
Weighted B-T 100%
Baseline Plus ML NIU -11.7 (-1.7) 127.0 (-27.0) 87%
Baseline ML NIU -11.4 (-1.4) 122.6 (-22.6) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML NIU -10.0 (-0.0) 124.8 (-24.8) 84%
Efficiency Plus ML NIU -9.9 (+0.1) 124.5 (-24.5) 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

Nov 29, 2024 EIU 7259 NIU
Dec 1, 2022 NIU 9070 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIU EIU
Overall 9-21 5-26
Conference 6-14 3-15
Home 3-8 4-9
Away 6-11 1-16
Neutral 0-2 0-1
Last 5 0-5 0-5
Streak W1 L6
Avg Pts For 64.1 54.3
Avg Pts Against 71.5 71.4
Massey -8.7 (#315) -18.7 (#356)
Bradley-Terry -0.90 (#250) -4.92 (#359)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.27 (#251) -6.93 (#358)
RPI 0.464 (#232) 0.273 (#358)
Shooting & Four Factors NIU EIU
FG% 35.9% 34.7%
3PT% 33.6% 31.0%
REB / G 31.2 36.8
OREB / G 8.7 8.3
AST / TO 0.55 0.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 42.6% 40.2%
TOV% 23.9% 25.5%
ORB% 24.2% 22.2%
FT Rate 24.0% 18.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 20.7% 13.6%
DRB% 64.9% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 31.9% 15.8%

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