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Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · January 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -19.0 Home covered
O/U 137.0 Over
Money TOL -4000 / NIU +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +31 157 Won
Massey TOL -20.0 (+11.0) — —
Massey Totals — 130.0 (+27.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -18.9 (+12.1) 140.1 (+16.9) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -16.6 (+14.4) 137.5 (+19.5) 90% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -18.5 (+12.5) 134.6 (+22.4) 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -17.2 (+13.8) 138.1 (+18.9) 89% ✓

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 25, 2026 TOL 79 – 69 NIU
Jan 7, 2026 TOL 75 – 61 NIU
Feb 1, 2025 TOL 89 – 85 NIU
Feb 28, 2024 NIU 75 – 72 TOL
Jan 24, 2024 TOL 89 – 73 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL NIU
Overall 26-8 9-21
Conference 17-3 6-14
Home 13-2 3-8
Away 9-5 6-11
Neutral 4-1 0-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 W1
Avg Pts For 79.1 64.1
Avg Pts Against 69.6 71.5
Massey 6.3 (#86) -9.7 (#317)
Bradley-Terry 1.20 (#76) -1.15 (#268)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.47 (#86) -1.38 (#264)
RPI 0.566 (#67) 0.430 (#287)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL NIU
FG% 43.8% 37.5%
3PT% 34.0% 33.3%
REB / G 40.9 31.9
OREB / G 11.8 8.5
AST / TO 1.16 0.60
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 43.2%
TOV% 16.5% 23.4%
ORB% 31.8% 24.0%
FT Rate 24.2% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 22.1%
DRB% 72.3% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 17.7% 27.5%

Game Analysis

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