He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Metro Conference · Yanitelli Center · December 12, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread SPU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 134.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total SPU win
Actual SPU +16 124 Won
Massey SPU -13.6 (+2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 131.2 (-7.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SPU -8.3 (+7.7) 131.3 (-7.3) 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SPU -10.7 (+5.3) 134.0 (-10.0) 84% ✓
Baseline ML SPU -10.1 (+5.9) 133.4 (-9.4) 85% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 7, 2025 SPU 71 – 43 NIA
Mar 7, 2025 NIA 78 – 68 SPU
Jan 10, 2025 NIA 70 – 60 SPU
Feb 3, 2024 NIA 68 – 59 SPU
Dec 2, 2023 SPU 72 – 67 NIA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SPU NIA
Overall 14-11 9-11
Conference 10-8 7-9
Home 8-3 5-3
Away 4-7 3-7
Neutral 2-1 1-1
Last 5 2-2 0-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.2 64.7
Avg Pts Against 61.5 65.2
Massey 0.7 (#143) -6.5 (#255)
Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#150) -0.48 (#190)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.66 (#126) -0.81 (#195)
RPI 0.495 (#154) 0.514 (#137)
Shooting & Four Factors SPU NIA
FG% 42.3% 27.7%
3PT% 37.8% 16.7%
REB / G 34.5 32.0
OREB / G 11.2 11.0
AST / TO 1.16 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 32.3%
TOV% 20.4% 23.0%
ORB% 29.0% 22.4%
FT Rate 13.8% 4.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 24.2% 23.0%
DRB% 65.0% 61.8%
Opp FT Rate 30.4% 26.7%

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