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Horizon League · Beeghly Center · January 14, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread YSU -3.0 Away covered
O/U 137.0 Under
Money YSU -160 / NKU +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total YSU win
Actual NKU +1 135 Lost
Massey YSU -7.5 (-8.5) — —
Massey Totals — 138.1 (-3.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ YSU -3.5 (-4.5) 137.2 (-2.2) 54% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML YSU -5.0 (-6.0) 141.1 (-6.1) 69% ✗
Baseline ML YSU -4.9 (-5.9) 140.0 (-5.0) 64% ✗
Baseline Plus ML YSU -5.4 (-6.4) 137.8 (-2.8) 64% ✗

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 22, 2026 YSU 64 – 58 NKU
Jan 4, 2026 NKU 94 – 79 YSU
Mar 1, 2025 NKU 88 – 79 YSU
Jan 8, 2025 YSU 72 – 61 NKU
Jan 28, 2024 YSU 82 – 52 NKU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings YSU NKU
Overall 19-15 20-12
Conference 12-9 14-6
Home 13-7 12-4
Away 6-8 7-7
Neutral 0-0 1-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.6 68.8
Avg Pts Against 70.8 65.8
Massey -3.2 (#231) -6.9 (#286)
Bradley-Terry -1.11 (#272) -2.13 (#320)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.52 (#276) -2.93 (#327)
RPI 0.443 (#274) 0.392 (#326)
Shooting & Four Factors YSU NKU
FG% 43.1% 38.2%
3PT% 32.3% 32.7%
REB / G 35.6 36.6
OREB / G 10.3 14.5
AST / TO 0.87 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 45.6%
TOV% 18.3% 20.7%
ORB% 29.6% 36.1%
FT Rate 22.9% 16.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 20.6%
DRB% 74.2% 66.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 18.5%

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