Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Truist Arena · November 15, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money NKU -280 / NICH +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NICH +2 120 Lost
Massey NKU -6.1 (-8.1)
Massey Totals 140.2 (-20.2)
Bradley-Terry 99%
Weighted B-T 100%
Baseline Plus ML NKU -3.4 (-5.4) 137.4 (-17.4) 48%
Baseline ML NKU -3.8 (-5.8) 134.9 (-14.9) 36%
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -3.2 (-5.2) 134.4 (-14.4) 55%
Efficiency Plus ML NKU -3.5 (-5.5) 139.3 (-19.3) 49%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU NICH
Overall 17-16 20-13
Conference 11-9 13-7
Home 12-6 11-4
Away 5-10 8-8
Neutral 0-0 1-1
Last 5 0-2 0-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.6 72.0
Avg Pts Against 72.2 71.7
Massey -4.3 (#264) -1.4 (#204)
Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#226) -3.37 (#360)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.69 (#222) -5.05 (#359)
RPI 0.562 (#122) 0.347 (#296)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU NICH
FG% 34.0% 38.5%
3PT% 23.5% 37.0%
REB / G 34.0 44.0
OREB / G 10.0 12.5
AST / TO 0.71 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 39.6% 48.5%
TOV% 25.3% 16.8%
ORB% 28.6% 27.8%
FT Rate 26.4% 12.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.9% 42.0%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 8.7%
DRB% 76.2% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 32.6%

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