Cause now I wanna be your dog. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - Iggy and the Stooges
Mid-American Conference · M.A.C. Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -16.5 Away covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money KENT -1800 / NIU +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total KENT win
Actual KENT +4 150 Won
Massey KENT -15.5 (-11.5) — —
Massey Totals — 166.5 (-16.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KENT -12.7 (-8.7) 152.8 (-2.8) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KENT -12.5 (-8.5) 152.6 (-2.6) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KENT -11.2 (-7.2) 153.8 (-3.8) 87% ✓
Baseline ML KENT -11.8 (-7.8) 155.0 (-5.0) 86% ✓

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 4, 2026 KENT 102 – 76 NIU
Jan 8, 2025 KENT 68 – 50 NIU
Feb 17, 2024 KENT 85 – 47 NIU
Jan 17, 2024 KENT 83 – 76 NIU
Mar 9, 2023 KENT 76 – 57 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KENT NIU
Overall 24-10 9-21
Conference 14-4 4-14
Home 14-3 6-7
Away 7-6 3-14
Neutral 3-1 0-0
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L5
Avg Pts For 82.2 66.3
Avg Pts Against 80.6 78.9
Massey 1.0 (#156) -10.6 (#320)
Bradley-Terry 0.96 (#101) -1.27 (#272)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.90 (#117) -1.85 (#277)
RPI 0.572 (#69) 0.445 (#275)
Shooting & Four Factors KENT NIU
FG% 45.9% 41.5%
3PT% 36.9% 31.3%
REB / G 37.4 32.6
OREB / G 11.8 12.5
AST / TO 1.12 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 48.5%
TOV% 19.4% 22.3%
ORB% 33.3% 35.4%
FT Rate 33.8% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.2% 57.3%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 17.4%
DRB% 71.7% 64.8%
Opp FT Rate 27.3% 28.3%

Game Analysis

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