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Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · December 22, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -12.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money TOL -1100 / NIU +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +23 133 Won
Massey TOL -28.7 (-5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 136.2 (-3.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 100% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -20.0 (+3.0) 142.2 (-9.2) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -18.5 (+4.5) 140.9 (-7.9) 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -23.0 (-0.0) 140.6 (-7.6) 91% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -23.4 (-0.4) 143.3 (-10.3) 91% ✓

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 25, 2026 TOL 79 – 69 NIU
Jan 7, 2026 TOL 75 – 61 NIU
Feb 1, 2025 TOL 89 – 85 NIU
Feb 28, 2024 NIU 75 – 72 TOL
Jan 24, 2024 TOL 89 – 73 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL NIU
Overall 21-9 3-16
Conference 15-4 2-12
Home 12-1 2-7
Away 7-5 1-9
Neutral 2-3 0-0
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L2 W1
Avg Pts For 81.1 62.3
Avg Pts Against 72.6 77.4
Massey 6.5 (#80) -17.8 (#326)
Bradley-Terry 1.65 (#61) -3.13 (#323)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.53 (#35) -4.57 (#318)
RPI 0.569 (#78) 0.371 (#296)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL NIU
FG% 40.9% 39.2%
3PT% 38.3% 23.9%
REB / G 38.6 37.0
OREB / G 12.2 13.0
AST / TO 1.34 0.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.4% 42.3%
TOV% 17.0% 22.2%
ORB% 31.9% 33.8%
FT Rate 25.1% 17.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 55.9%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 15.0%
DRB% 73.4% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 17.6% 22.1%

Game Analysis

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