You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Mid-American Conference · Gervin GameAbove Center · January 13, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread EMU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money EMU -410 / NIU +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual EMU +18 136 Won
Massey EMU -11.9 (+6.1)
Massey Totals 137.9 (-1.9)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 94%
Efficiency Plus ML EMU -8.8 (+9.2) 137.2 (-1.2) 84%
Baseline Tuned ML EMU -8.9 (+9.1) 134.2 (+1.8) 83%
Baseline ML EMU -9.7 (+8.3) 135.0 (+1.0) 83%
Baseline Plus ML EMU -10.8 (+7.2) 134.5 (+1.5) 84%

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 22, 2025 EMU 7976 NIU
Jan 4, 2025 EMU 7571 NIU
Feb 3, 2024 NIU 7666 EMU
Mar 3, 2023 NIU 8566 EMU
Jan 21, 2023 NIU 8867 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EMU NIU
Overall 10-21 9-21
Conference 4-14 4-14
Home 7-7 6-7
Away 3-14 3-14
Neutral 0-0 0-0
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L4 L5
Avg Pts For 70.2 66.3
Avg Pts Against 74.4 78.9
Massey -2.0 (#200) -10.5 (#317)
Bradley-Terry -0.30 (#201) -1.58 (#301)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.29 (#190) -2.32 (#315)
RPI 0.474 (#223) 0.440 (#278)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU NIU
FG% 44.3% 41.4%
3PT% 34.7% 32.2%
REB / G 35.6 33.4
OREB / G 10.5 12.6
AST / TO 1.07 0.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 48.8%
TOV% 17.7% 23.5%
ORB% 29.6% 35.7%
FT Rate 22.9% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 56.1%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 17.6%
DRB% 70.7% 65.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 29.9%

Game Analysis

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