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Mid-American Conference · NIU Convocation Center · January 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -12.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money NIU +700 / KENT -1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIU win
Actual KENT +18 118 Lost
Massey KENT -12.8 (-5.2) — —
Massey Totals — 128.9 (-10.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 8% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KENT -12.9 (-5.1) 133.4 (-15.4) 15% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KENT -13.2 (-4.8) 134.7 (-16.7) 14% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KENT -12.8 (-5.2) 132.7 (-14.7) 14% ✓
Baseline ML KENT -13.6 (-4.4) 133.9 (-15.9) 13% ✓

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 4, 2026 KENT 102 – 76 NIU
Jan 3, 2026 KENT 77 – 73 NIU
Feb 17, 2024 KENT 85 – 47 NIU
Jan 17, 2024 KENT 83 – 76 NIU
Mar 9, 2023 KENT 76 – 57 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIU KENT
Overall 6-25 24-12
Conference 2-16 11-7
Home 5-10 11-4
Away 1-15 10-6
Neutral 0-0 3-2
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.4 72.5
Avg Pts Against 79.5 68.4
Massey -15.3 (#355) 1.5 (#133)
Bradley-Terry -2.25 (#334) 0.90 (#99)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.89 (#335) 0.92 (#109)
RPI 0.388 (#341) 0.552 (#86)
Shooting & Four Factors NIU KENT
FG% 36.1% 37.2%
3PT% 29.6% 26.6%
REB / G 30.2 35.8
OREB / G 6.6 13.1
AST / TO 0.93 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.2% 42.8%
TOV% 16.8% 15.5%
ORB% 17.0% 33.4%
FT Rate 25.7% 20.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.7% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 21.8%
DRB% 69.2% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 31.7% 31.2%

Game Analysis

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