Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
43 – 57
FINAL Neutral Conference KEEPS Horizon League
Northern Kentucky Norse
Horizon League · Corteva Coliseum (Neutral) · March 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -2.0 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money PFW +115 / NKU -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total PFW win
Actual NKU +14 100 Lost
Massey NKU -1.2 (-12.8) — —
Massey Totals — 135.9 (-35.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 51% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -2.5 (-11.5) 134.0 (-34.0) 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -0.9 (-13.1) 137.3 (-37.3) 47% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -1.0 (-13.0) 137.1 (-37.1) 47% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -1.7 (-12.3) 135.4 (-35.4) 49% ✓

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 19, 2026 NKU 87 – 71 PFW
Dec 6, 2025 PFW 79 – 77 NKU
Feb 28, 2025 NKU 79 – 74 PFW
Jan 1, 2025 NKU 69 – 68 PFW
Jan 26, 2024 PFW 63 – 58 NKU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PFW NKU
Overall 21-12 20-12
Conference 15-6 14-6
Home 14-2 12-4
Away 6-7 7-7
Neutral 1-3 1-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 71.6 68.8
Avg Pts Against 70.5 65.8
Massey -3.1 (#225) -1.9 (#205)
Bradley-Terry -0.35 (#205) -0.50 (#218)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.71 (#222) -0.74 (#225)
RPI 0.496 (#189) 0.487 (#207)
Shooting & Four Factors PFW NKU
FG% 45.8% 42.2%
3PT% 37.1% 34.1%
REB / G 30.3 35.5
OREB / G 7.4 13.0
AST / TO 1.03 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 49.5%
TOV% 19.3% 19.8%
ORB% 23.0% 36.4%
FT Rate 20.1% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.2% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 21.8% 21.2%
DRB% 72.8% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 18.6%

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