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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BGSU -5.9 (+1.1) 148.8 (+12.2) 72% ✓
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% ✓

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 68 – 52 NIU
Mar 5, 2025 BGSU 71 – 58 NIU
Jan 13, 2024 BGSU 83 – 72 NIU
Feb 4, 2023 NIU 86 – 78 BGSU
Feb 5, 2022 BGSU 87 – 65 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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