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Mid-American Conference · Millett Hall · January 9, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread M-OH -7.0 Home covered
O/U 129.5 Under
Money M-OH -300 / NIU +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total M-OH win
Actual M-OH +12 128 Won
Massey M-OH -13.2 (-1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 128.2 (-0.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML M-OH -9.2 (+2.8) 133.1 (-5.1) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ M-OH -8.8 (+3.2) 131.1 (-3.1) 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML M-OH -9.6 (+2.4) 134.2 (-6.2) 86% ✓
Baseline ML M-OH -9.5 (+2.5) 135.2 (-7.2) 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

Jan 31, 2026 M-OH 85 – 61 NIU
Feb 26, 2025 M-OH 87 – 58 NIU
Jan 15, 2025 M-OH 84 – 69 NIU
Feb 7, 2024 NIU 62 – 59 M-OH
Feb 18, 2023 M-OH 66 – 65 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings M-OH NIU
Overall 12-11 3-16
Conference 9-8 2-12
Home 7-4 2-7
Away 5-6 1-9
Neutral 0-1 0-0
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 72.0 62.3
Avg Pts Against 72.0 77.4
Massey -4.7 (#244) -14.8 (#333)
Bradley-Terry -1.16 (#252) -3.09 (#333)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.57 (#254) -4.35 (#329)
RPI 0.397 (#293) 0.398 (#291)
Shooting & Four Factors M-OH NIU
FG% 39.1% 39.0%
3PT% 33.9% 25.2%
REB / G 35.2 36.7
OREB / G 9.4 12.8
AST / TO 0.94 0.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.3% 42.4%
TOV% 15.6% 22.1%
ORB% 24.6% 33.1%
FT Rate 18.9% 16.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 56.0%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 16.1%
DRB% 67.5% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.0% 20.6%

Game Analysis

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