I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Northern Kentucky Norse
69 – 67
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Horizon League · Truist Arena · January 30, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money NKU -125 / UIC +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +2 136 Won
Massey NKU -2.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 134.8 (+1.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -3.1 (-1.1) 137.6 (-1.6) 72% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -2.0 (+0.0) 136.7 (-0.7) 60% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -2.0 (-0.0) 137.6 (-1.6) 62% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -3.6 (-1.6) 138.3 (-2.3) 68% ✓

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 29, 2021 NKU 72 – 68 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 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.4 67.7
Avg Pts Against 71.2 72.3
Massey -5.2 (#248) -5.1 (#246)
Bradley-Terry -0.71 (#227) -0.69 (#225)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.19 (#239) -1.19 (#240)
RPI 0.477 (#200) 0.462 (#228)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU UIC
FG% 43.9% 43.0%
3PT% 28.5% 35.6%
REB / G 34.2 37.0
OREB / G 12.3 8.5
AST / TO 0.80 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 50.7%
TOV% 20.5% 18.9%
ORB% 35.1% 23.7%
FT Rate 21.3% 16.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 45.1%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 14.0%
DRB% 64.9% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 26.6%

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