I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Mid-American Conference · NIU Convocation Center · January 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread M-OH -10.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money NIU +475 / M-OH -750
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIU win
Actual M-OH +15 153 Lost
Massey M-OH -14.7 (-0.3)
Massey Totals 150.0 (+3.0)
Bradley-Terry 9%
Weighted B-T 7%
Efficiency Plus ML M-OH -12.4 (-2.6) 149.0 (+4.0) 14%
Baseline Tuned ML M-OH -13.6 (-1.4) 148.5 (+4.5) 14%
Baseline ML M-OH -13.2 (-1.8) 150.5 (+2.5) 14%
Baseline Plus ML M-OH -12.9 (-2.1) 149.1 (+3.9) 15%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 M-OH 8561 NIU
Feb 26, 2025 M-OH 8758 NIU
Feb 7, 2024 NIU 6259 M-OH
Feb 18, 2023 M-OH 6665 NIU
Jan 18, 2023 NIU 8177 M-OH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIU M-OH
Overall 6-25 25-9
Conference 2-16 14-4
Home 5-10 15-1
Away 1-15 6-7
Neutral 0-0 4-1
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.4 77.7
Avg Pts Against 79.5 73.3
Massey -17.7 (#361) 0.8 (#150)
Bradley-Terry -2.55 (#345) 0.41 (#129)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.17 (#343) 0.28 (#148)
RPI 0.379 (#347) 0.507 (#160)
Shooting & Four Factors NIU M-OH
FG% 35.9% 47.5%
3PT% 29.7% 36.8%
REB / G 30.2 32.2
OREB / G 6.8 9.0
AST / TO 0.97 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 42.9% 55.3%
TOV% 16.3% 16.5%
ORB% 17.1% 26.7%
FT Rate 23.2% 15.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.0% 54.1%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 21.1%
DRB% 68.8% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 29.6% 25.4%

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