You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Northeast Conference · Merkert Gymnasium · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LIU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money STO +235 / LIU -290
Model Predictions
Spread Total STO win
Actual LIU +3 129 Lost
Massey LIU -5.9 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 141.6 (-12.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 12% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 7% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LIU -5.0 (+2.0) 134.5 (-5.5) 29% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIU -5.9 (+2.9) 134.7 (-5.7) 23% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LIU -6.2 (+3.2) 132.7 (-3.7) 25% ✓
Baseline ML LIU -5.3 (+2.3) 133.2 (-4.2) 25% ✓

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 7, 2026 LIU 61 – 54 STO
Feb 8, 2025 LIU 62 – 59 STO
Jan 11, 2025 LIU 70 – 60 STO
Jan 26, 2024 LIU 63 – 60 STO
Jan 6, 2024 LIU 73 – 68 STO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings STO LIU
Overall 12-21 24-11
Conference 8-10 15-3
Home 8-5 14-1
Away 4-15 10-9
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.2 73.6
Avg Pts Against 69.5 71.7
Massey -12.0 (#332) -2.9 (#209)
Bradley-Terry -2.78 (#348) -0.19 (#194)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.51 (#351) -0.38 (#201)
RPI 0.377 (#349) 0.498 (#183)
Shooting & Four Factors STO LIU
FG% 40.7% 47.3%
3PT% 33.9% 36.1%
REB / G 37.4 36.4
OREB / G 10.4 13.3
AST / TO 0.83 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 52.5%
TOV% 21.8% 20.5%
ORB% 29.0% 37.8%
FT Rate 16.6% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 12.2% 18.4%
DRB% 74.1% 65.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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