In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Ohio Valley Conference · Gentry Center · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TNST -4.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money TNST -230 / EIU +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total TNST win
Actual TNST +19 149 Won
Massey TNST -6.0 (+13.0) — —
Massey Totals — 149.5 (-0.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TNST -4.4 (+14.6) 145.9 (+3.1) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TNST -4.5 (+14.5) 143.4 (+5.6) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TNST -4.7 (+14.3) 142.8 (+6.2) 68% ✓
Baseline ML TNST -4.7 (+14.3) 142.6 (+6.4) 66% ✓

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 6, 2026 TNST 77 – 68 EIU
Jan 10, 2026 EIU 74 – 70 TNST
Feb 14, 2025 TNST 66 – 49 EIU
Feb 23, 2024 TNST 78 – 73 EIU
Jan 27, 2024 TNST 64 – 60 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TNST EIU
Overall 17-16 12-19
Conference 12-8 8-12
Home 12-3 7-7
Away 4-10 4-12
Neutral 1-3 1-0
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 W4
Avg Pts For 76.1 63.5
Avg Pts Against 75.4 70.2
Massey -8.7 (#307) -10.9 (#331)
Bradley-Terry -2.22 (#332) -2.83 (#351)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.53 (#324) -3.68 (#352)
RPI 0.383 (#343) 0.369 (#352)
Shooting & Four Factors TNST EIU
FG% 44.4% 40.0%
3PT% 29.1% 31.1%
REB / G 39.1 34.4
OREB / G 12.4 10.6
AST / TO 0.74 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 44.6%
TOV% 21.0% 19.1%
ORB% 32.7% 27.9%
FT Rate 24.7% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 19.4%
DRB% 69.1% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 28.8% 30.3%

Game Analysis

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