Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
Ohio Valley Conference · Hyland Arena · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LIN -9.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money LIN -535 / USI +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIN win
Actual LIN +3 163 Won
Massey LIN -14.6 (-11.6) — —
Massey Totals — 147.5 (+15.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LIN -13.5 (-10.5) 145.1 (+17.9) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIN -10.5 (-7.5) 145.0 (+18.0) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LIN -14.5 (-11.5) 139.8 (+23.2) 88% ✓
Baseline ML LIN -13.4 (-10.4) 140.5 (+22.5) 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

Jan 30, 2026 LIN 73 – 60 USI
Feb 15, 2025 LIN 81 – 78 USI
Jan 17, 2025 USI 80 – 73 LIN
Mar 1, 2024 LIN 67 – 63 USI
Dec 31, 2023 USI 73 – 62 LIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIN USI
Overall 18-15 7-23
Conference 11-9 4-16
Home 9-5 3-10
Away 7-9 4-11
Neutral 2-1 0-2
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.4 67.0
Avg Pts Against 75.0 74.3
Massey -2.2 (#200) -13.0 (#338)
Bradley-Terry 0.03 (#172) -3.45 (#350)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.10 (#174) -4.12 (#347)
RPI 0.499 (#177) 0.315 (#364)
Shooting & Four Factors LIN USI
FG% 43.0% 37.0%
3PT% 27.7% 29.6%
REB / G 39.7 36.6
OREB / G 12.9 11.4
AST / TO 1.03 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 43.5%
TOV% 17.8% 17.0%
ORB% 32.1% 26.9%
FT Rate 27.9% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 16.8%
DRB% 68.9% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 27.3%

Game Analysis

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