We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Horizon League · Truist Arena · January 16, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -10.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money NKU -625 / DETM +455
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +25 167 Won
Massey NKU -9.6 (+15.4) — —
Massey Totals — 160.2 (+6.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -9.0 (+16.0) 152.8 (+14.2) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -8.8 (+16.2) 152.7 (+14.3) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -8.2 (+16.8) 149.6 (+17.4) 81% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -7.7 (+17.3) 152.4 (+14.6) 78% ✓

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 31, 2026 DETM 90 – 77 NKU
Mar 5, 2025 NKU 99 – 75 DETM
Jan 31, 2025 DETM 68 – 57 NKU
Dec 19, 2024 NKU 73 – 60 DETM
Feb 10, 2024 NKU 79 – 67 DETM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU DETM
Overall 20-14 17-15
Conference 10-10 12-8
Home 12-5 9-5
Away 7-8 7-9
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.9 76.3
Avg Pts Against 78.7 78.7
Massey -0.6 (#178) -6.8 (#268)
Bradley-Terry 0.12 (#162) -1.10 (#261)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.03 (#172) -1.40 (#260)
RPI 0.493 (#187) 0.448 (#263)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU DETM
FG% 45.8% 42.0%
3PT% 34.4% 31.4%
REB / G 33.4 37.6
OREB / G 11.9 13.6
AST / TO 1.28 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 47.1%
TOV% 17.1% 16.8%
ORB% 33.9% 35.1%
FT Rate 24.5% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.5% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 20.4% 15.1%
DRB% 67.7% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 29.6%

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