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Horizon League · Truist Arena · December 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 163.5 Under
Money NKU -180 / OAK +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual OAK +5 159 Lost
Massey NKU -2.4 (-7.4)
Massey Totals 173.8 (-14.8)
Bradley-Terry 61%
Weighted B-T 65%
Baseline Plus ML NKU -2.8 (-7.8) 161.0 (-2.0) 64%
Model 4 ML NKU -2.5 (-7.5) 156.9 (+2.1) 64%
Model 3 ML NKU -3.2 (-8.2) 158.8 (+0.2) 64%
Baseline ML NKU -2.4 (-7.4) 161.5 (-2.5) 68%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 5, 2026 NKU 8584 OAK
Feb 1, 2026 OAK 7665 NKU
Feb 1, 2025 NKU 8475 OAK
Jan 11, 2025 OAK 6853 NKU
Feb 9, 2024 NKU 9989 OAK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU OAK
Overall 20-14 16-16
Conference 10-10 12-8
Home 12-5 7-6
Away 7-8 8-9
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 80.9 81.6
Avg Pts Against 78.7 82.8
Massey -0.6 (#179) 1.4 (#145)
Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#152) 0.65 (#129)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.22 (#162) 0.50 (#145)
RPI 0.502 (#169) 0.584 (#54)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU OAK
FG% 45.3% 46.6%
3PT% 33.7% 34.9%
REB / G 32.6 33.7
OREB / G 12.6 9.8
AST / TO 1.18 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 52.4%
TOV% 18.4% 14.3%
ORB% 35.3% 26.7%
FT Rate 23.0% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.5% 57.9%
Opp TOV% 23.0% 13.8%
DRB% 67.4% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 31.9% 18.4%

Game Analysis

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