Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Ohio Valley Conference · Jack Stephens Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TNST -1.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money LR -105 / TNST -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total LR win
Actual TNST +5 163 Lost
Massey TNST -4.8 (-0.2) — —
Massey Totals — 143.9 (+19.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 21% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 22% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TNST -4.2 (-0.8) 143.3 (+19.7) 30% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TNST -3.7 (-1.3) 141.5 (+21.5) 34% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TNST -3.8 (-1.2) 141.3 (+21.7) 32% ✓
Baseline ML TNST -3.8 (-1.2) 142.9 (+20.1) 35% ✓

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 30, 2026 TNST 70 – 63 LR
Jan 31, 2025 TNST 72 – 70 LR
Jan 4, 2025 TNST 95 – 86 LR
Mar 1, 2024 LR 85 – 60 TNST
Dec 30, 2023 TNST 90 – 82 LR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LR TNST
Overall 12-20 23-10
Conference 9-11 15-5
Home 7-6 10-2
Away 5-13 10-7
Neutral 0-1 2-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.9 77.9
Avg Pts Against 74.2 75.1
Massey -12.0 (#332) -3.3 (#215)
Bradley-Terry -1.75 (#310) 0.20 (#154)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.30 (#307) -0.31 (#184)
RPI 0.397 (#338) 0.514 (#140)
Shooting & Four Factors LR TNST
FG% 44.5% 41.1%
3PT% 36.0% 30.8%
REB / G 30.8 35.6
OREB / G 10.1 13.4
AST / TO 0.83 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 46.0%
TOV% 22.8% 18.5%
ORB% 29.7% 33.6%
FT Rate 17.9% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.7% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 21.3%
DRB% 63.6% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 36.1%

Game Analysis

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