Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Mid-American Conference · NIU Convocation Center · January 2, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BGSU -8.0 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money NIU +350 / BGSU -430
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIU win
Actual BGSU +26 110 Lost
Massey BGSU -18.1 (-7.9) — —
Massey Totals — 151.3 (-41.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 2% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 0% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BGSU -12.2 (-13.8) 149.7 (-39.7) 16% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BGSU -11.7 (-14.3) 145.2 (-35.2) 16% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BGSU -13.8 (-12.2) 150.2 (-40.2) 15% ✓
Baseline ML BGSU -12.2 (-13.8) 149.2 (-39.2) 16% ✓

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 12, 2026 BGSU 68 – 52 NIU
Mar 5, 2025 BGSU 71 – 58 NIU
Feb 5, 2025 BGSU 84 – 77 NIU
Jan 13, 2024 BGSU 83 – 72 NIU
Feb 4, 2023 NIU 86 – 78 BGSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIU BGSU
Overall 3-16 14-12
Conference 2-12 10-8
Home 2-7 4-7
Away 1-9 10-3
Neutral 0-0 0-2
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak W1 L3
Avg Pts For 62.3 77.1
Avg Pts Against 77.4 74.9
Massey -17.1 (#328) 4.5 (#97)
Bradley-Terry -3.02 (#323) 1.57 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry -4.41 (#319) 1.78 (#82)
RPI 0.382 (#301) 0.588 (#58)
Shooting & Four Factors NIU BGSU
FG% 38.8% 43.3%
3PT% 21.5% 37.3%
REB / G 36.4 36.3
OREB / G 13.0 10.4
AST / TO 0.64 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 41.6% 50.2%
TOV% 22.1% 15.4%
ORB% 33.1% 27.7%
FT Rate 17.5% 33.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.2% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 19.2%
DRB% 69.5% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 21.6%

Game Analysis

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