Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Summit League · Swinney Center · January 30, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NDSU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 120.5 Over
Money KC +163 / NDSU -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total KC win
Actual NDSU +4 138 Lost
Massey KC -0.3 (-4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 118.1 (+19.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 27% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 31% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NDSU -1.2 (-2.8) 125.6 (+12.4) 42% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NDSU -0.9 (-3.1) 122.9 (+15.1) 43% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NDSU -0.9 (-3.1) 127.2 (+10.8) 40% ✓
Baseline ML NDSU -0.6 (-3.4) 127.9 (+10.1) 40% ✓

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 21, 2026 NDSU 95 – 59 KC
Jan 9, 2026 NDSU 97 – 73 KC
Feb 7, 2025 NDSU 78 – 72 KC
Jan 17, 2025 NDSU 71 – 64 KC
Feb 9, 2024 NDSU 82 – 78 KC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KC NDSU
Overall 11-13 15-12
Conference 7-7 11-5
Home 8-3 6-2
Away 2-8 5-7
Neutral 0-2 4-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 62.4 69.7
Avg Pts Against 64.6 67.7
Massey -2.3 (#203) -0.0 (#163)
Bradley-Terry -2.01 (#310) -0.53 (#205)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.07 (#290) -0.76 (#219)
RPI 0.432 (#280) 0.490 (#179)
Shooting & Four Factors KC NDSU
FG% 46.5% 43.9%
3PT% 35.6% 34.5%
REB / G 29.4 37.2
OREB / G 7.2 9.0
AST / TO 0.77 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 50.2%
TOV% 21.7% 19.4%
ORB% 23.6% 27.6%
FT Rate 17.7% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 13.9%
DRB% 75.5% 80.0%
Opp FT Rate 40.3% 16.3%

Game Analysis

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