We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -13.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money TOL -1600 / NIU +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +4 174 Won
Massey TOL -17.2 (-13.2)
Massey Totals 155.4 (+18.6)
Bradley-Terry 97%
Weighted B-T 97%
Efficiency Plus ML TOL -13.9 (-9.9) 154.0 (+20.0) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -12.8 (-8.8) 152.3 (+21.7) 87%
Baseline ML TOL -12.6 (-8.6) 153.0 (+21.0) 88%
Baseline Plus ML TOL -12.6 (-8.6) 154.9 (+19.1) 86%

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 25, 2026 TOL 7969 NIU
Jan 7, 2026 TOL 7561 NIU
Feb 28, 2024 NIU 7572 TOL
Jan 24, 2024 TOL 8973 NIU
Jan 14, 2023 TOL 8467 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL NIU
Overall 18-15 6-25
Conference 10-8 2-16
Home 9-4 5-10
Away 6-9 1-15
Neutral 3-2 0-0
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 77.9 67.4
Avg Pts Against 81.1 79.5
Massey -1.6 (#191) -15.5 (#353)
Bradley-Terry 0.44 (#135) -2.59 (#347)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.01 (#171) -2.98 (#341)
RPI 0.541 (#105) 0.375 (#352)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL NIU
FG% 45.5% 37.6%
3PT% 34.0% 32.0%
REB / G 33.7 30.2
OREB / G 10.1 7.0
AST / TO 1.27 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 45.2%
TOV% 14.4% 16.3%
ORB% 28.6% 18.1%
FT Rate 25.3% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.3% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 18.0%
DRB% 68.3% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 28.6%

Game Analysis

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