What ever happened to Leon Trotsky? "No More Heroes" - The Stranglers
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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NKU -3.1 (+16.1) 157.4 (+9.6) 48% ✗
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% ✗

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 96 – 71 DETM
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 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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