We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Northern Kentucky Norse
87 – 78 OT
FINAL Conference Make-up from 2/3
Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Horizon League · Truist Arena · February 5, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread OAK -3.5 Home covered
O/U 140.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +9 165 Won
Massey OAK -6.3 (+15.3) — —
Massey Totals — 136.1 (+28.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 11% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 6% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OAK -3.5 (+12.5) 140.0 (+25.0) 43% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OAK -5.1 (+14.1) 137.7 (+27.3) 29% ✗
Baseline ML OAK -4.4 (+13.4) 138.3 (+26.7) 34% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OAK -4.4 (+13.4) 139.0 (+26.0) 29% ✗

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 5, 2026 NKU 85 – 84 OAK
Feb 1, 2026 OAK 76 – 65 NKU
Dec 18, 2025 OAK 82 – 77 NKU
Feb 1, 2025 NKU 84 – 75 OAK
Jan 11, 2025 OAK 68 – 53 NKU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU OAK
Overall 20-12 20-12
Conference 14-6 12-7
Home 12-4 10-3
Away 7-7 7-8
Neutral 1-1 3-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.8 72.3
Avg Pts Against 65.8 69.8
Massey -5.1 (#257) 4.3 (#110)
Bradley-Terry -1.01 (#257) 1.61 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.53 (#274) 1.82 (#71)
RPI 0.444 (#271) 0.586 (#45)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU OAK
FG% 39.5% 42.9%
3PT% 32.7% 28.9%
REB / G 36.7 35.4
OREB / G 14.0 10.9
AST / TO 0.96 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.6% 48.8%
TOV% 20.1% 18.1%
ORB% 36.0% 31.2%
FT Rate 17.6% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 21.2%
DRB% 68.8% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 17.7% 14.7%

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