Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Northern Kentucky Norse
99 – 75
FINAL Conference Barbasol Horizon League
Detroit Mercy Titans
Horizon League · Truist Arena · March 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -14.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money NKU -1400 / DETM +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +24 174 Won
Massey NKU -10.5 (+13.5) — —
Massey Totals — 135.9 (+38.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -10.3 (+13.7) 143.5 (+30.5) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -10.2 (+13.8) 142.6 (+31.4) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -9.8 (+14.2) 140.9 (+33.1) 84% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -10.1 (+13.9) 142.3 (+31.7) 83% ✓

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 31, 2026 DETM 90 – 77 NKU
Jan 16, 2026 NKU 96 – 71 DETM
Jan 31, 2025 DETM 68 – 57 NKU
Dec 19, 2024 NKU 73 – 60 DETM
Feb 10, 2024 NKU 79 – 67 DETM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU DETM
Overall 17-16 8-24
Conference 11-9 4-16
Home 12-6 6-7
Away 5-10 2-15
Neutral 0-0 0-2
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L8
Avg Pts For 70.6 66.3
Avg Pts Against 72.2 76.6
Massey -4.1 (#234) -11.3 (#335)
Bradley-Terry -0.37 (#205) -1.70 (#318)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.58 (#209) -2.20 (#319)
RPI 0.499 (#181) 0.425 (#318)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU DETM
FG% 43.2% 40.7%
3PT% 32.3% 33.2%
REB / G 32.7 37.5
OREB / G 10.7 11.8
AST / TO 1.16 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 45.4%
TOV% 17.3% 19.0%
ORB% 30.2% 31.9%
FT Rate 20.7% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 15.5%
DRB% 67.8% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 28.4%

Game Analysis

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