The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Mid-American Conference · Stroh Center · February 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BGSU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money BGSU -270 / NIU +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total BGSU win
Actual BGSU +7 161 Won
Massey BGSU -9.0 (-2.0)
Massey Totals 149.7 (+11.3)
Bradley-Terry 76%
Weighted B-T 70%
Efficiency Plus ML BGSU -6.6 (+0.4) 149.0 (+12.0) 75%
Baseline Tuned ML BGSU -6.2 (+0.8) 146.5 (+14.5) 72%
Baseline ML BGSU -5.8 (+1.2) 145.9 (+15.1) 70%
Baseline Plus ML BGSU -5.9 (+1.1) 148.8 (+12.2) 72%

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 12, 2026 BGSU 6852 NIU
Mar 5, 2025 BGSU 7158 NIU
Jan 13, 2024 BGSU 8372 NIU
Feb 4, 2023 NIU 8678 BGSU
Feb 5, 2022 BGSU 8765 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BGSU NIU
Overall 14-18 6-25
Conference 8-10 2-16
Home 8-8 5-10
Away 5-8 1-15
Neutral 1-2 0-0
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L2 W1
Avg Pts For 71.9 67.4
Avg Pts Against 75.4 79.5
Massey -8.9 (#307) -14.7 (#353)
Bradley-Terry -1.92 (#329) -2.49 (#346)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.64 (#333) -2.84 (#339)
RPI 0.400 (#335) 0.383 (#348)
Shooting & Four Factors BGSU NIU
FG% 43.1% 38.2%
3PT% 32.5% 32.5%
REB / G 31.8 30.3
OREB / G 9.3 6.9
AST / TO 0.86 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 46.0%
TOV% 17.0% 15.7%
ORB% 26.5% 17.8%
FT Rate 27.5% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.6% 53.8%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 17.5%
DRB% 69.2% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.2% 30.0%

Game Analysis

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