I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be. "Not Fade Away"-The Rolling Stones
Horizon League · Truist Arena · January 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -13.5 Away covered
O/U 176.5 Under
Money NKU -1350 / IUIN +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +9 153 Won
Massey NKU -14.1 (-5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 178.7 (-25.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -11.1 (-2.1) 161.8 (-8.8) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -11.1 (-2.1) 161.7 (-8.7) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -11.6 (-2.6) 159.5 (-6.5) 87% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -10.7 (-1.7) 162.4 (-9.4) 87% ✓

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 NKU 84 – 81 IUIN
Feb 23, 2025 NKU 71 – 67 IUIN
Dec 7, 2024 NKU 66 – 64 IUIN
Feb 25, 2024 NKU 80 – 64 IUIN
Dec 2, 2023 NKU 71 – 55 IUIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU IUIN
Overall 20-14 7-25
Conference 10-10 3-17
Home 12-5 5-9
Away 7-8 2-15
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L1 L7
Avg Pts For 80.9 80.9
Avg Pts Against 78.7 89.2
Massey -1.8 (#194) -12.0 (#330)
Bradley-Terry -0.00 (#173) -2.35 (#334)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.34 (#187) -3.15 (#332)
RPI 0.481 (#210) 0.365 (#352)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU IUIN
FG% 45.3% 43.9%
3PT% 32.2% 30.5%
REB / G 32.7 31.9
OREB / G 12.1 11.6
AST / TO 1.15 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 51.0%
TOV% 18.2% 16.2%
ORB% 34.0% 27.9%
FT Rate 23.0% 16.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.3% 58.6%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 20.0%
DRB% 66.8% 61.5%
Opp FT Rate 30.5% 35.9%

Game Analysis

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