I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Horizon League · Calihan Hall · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 161.5 Over
Money DETM +220 / NKU -270
Model Predictions
Spread Total DETM win
Actual DETM +13 167 Won
Massey NKU -4.4 (+17.4)
Massey Totals 161.9 (+5.1)
Bradley-Terry 38%
Weighted B-T 33%
Efficiency Plus ML NKU -3.8 (+16.8) 157.0 (+10.0) 48%
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -3.7 (+16.7) 154.9 (+12.1) 38%
Baseline ML NKU -3.2 (+16.2) 154.8 (+12.2) 43%
Baseline Plus ML NKU -3.1 (+16.1) 157.4 (+9.6) 48%

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 16, 2026 NKU 9671 DETM
Mar 5, 2025 NKU 9975 DETM
Jan 31, 2025 DETM 6857 NKU
Dec 19, 2024 NKU 7360 DETM
Feb 10, 2024 NKU 7967 DETM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DETM NKU
Overall 17-15 20-14
Conference 12-8 10-10
Home 9-5 12-5
Away 7-9 7-8
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.3 80.9
Avg Pts Against 78.7 78.7
Massey -7.7 (#283) -0.1 (#168)
Bradley-Terry -1.11 (#266) -0.06 (#177)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.47 (#264) -0.14 (#177)
RPI 0.451 (#262) 0.487 (#207)
Shooting & Four Factors DETM NKU
FG% 42.2% 46.5%
3PT% 32.3% 33.6%
REB / G 37.6 33.5
OREB / G 13.4 11.4
AST / TO 1.12 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.5% 53.7%
TOV% 16.4% 16.9%
ORB% 34.7% 32.6%
FT Rate 24.3% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.1% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 14.3% 19.4%
DRB% 68.8% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 29.1% 26.7%

Game Analysis

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