We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Horizon League · Truist Arena · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money NKU -130 / WRST +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual WRST +8 148 Lost
Massey NKU -0.9 (-8.9) — —
Massey Totals — 141.8 (+6.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -0.6 (-8.6) 138.3 (+9.7) 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -0.4 (-8.4) 137.6 (+10.4) 58% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NKU -0.2 (-8.2) 139.2 (+8.8) 53% ✗
Baseline ML NKU -0.4 (-8.4) 139.7 (+8.3) 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

Mar 9, 2026 WRST 103 – 90 NKU
Mar 1, 2026 WRST 92 – 91 NKU
Jan 24, 2026 WRST 88 – 80 NKU
Feb 22, 2025 NKU 80 – 76 WRST
Mar 8, 2024 NKU 99 – 97 WRST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU WRST
Overall 17-16 15-18
Conference 11-9 8-12
Home 12-6 11-4
Away 5-10 3-12
Neutral 0-0 1-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.6 76.5
Avg Pts Against 72.2 77.5
Massey -3.9 (#229) -1.1 (#176)
Bradley-Terry -0.67 (#229) -0.40 (#207)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.00 (#238) -0.22 (#190)
RPI 0.461 (#237) 0.485 (#201)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU WRST
FG% 41.1% 48.3%
3PT% 31.6% 38.1%
REB / G 34.4 34.1
OREB / G 11.8 8.2
AST / TO 1.05 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 55.4%
TOV% 19.3% 16.9%
ORB% 32.3% 24.9%
FT Rate 20.3% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 52.9%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 14.6%
DRB% 67.7% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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