Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Northern Kentucky Norse
72 – 68
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Horizon League · Truist Arena · January 29, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money NKU -150 / UIC +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +4 140 Won
Massey NKU -2.2 (+1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 134.3 (+5.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -2.3 (+1.7) 137.9 (+2.1) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -1.8 (+2.2) 137.0 (+3.0) 60% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -2.0 (+2.0) 138.1 (+1.9) 61% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -3.2 (+0.8) 138.6 (+1.4) 67% ✓

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 21, 2022 NKU 74 – 70 UIC
Jan 30, 2021 NKU 69 – 67 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU UIC
Overall 14-11 9-13
Conference 11-7 6-10
Home 9-4 7-4
Away 5-6 2-9
Neutral 0-1 0-0
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.4 67.7
Avg Pts Against 71.2 72.3
Massey -5.3 (#252) -5.0 (#245)
Bradley-Terry -0.84 (#238) -0.48 (#202)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.31 (#253) -1.03 (#230)
RPI 0.463 (#225) 0.466 (#222)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU UIC
FG% 44.1% 43.5%
3PT% 28.5% 35.0%
REB / G 34.5 36.5
OREB / G 12.8 7.9
AST / TO 0.79 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 50.9%
TOV% 21.3% 18.6%
ORB% 36.3% 22.2%
FT Rate 20.4% 16.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 45.0%
Opp TOV% 20.4% 14.4%
DRB% 65.3% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 26.0%

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