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Horizon League · Truist Arena · March 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NKU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money NKU -145 / YSU +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total NKU win
Actual NKU +9 167 Won
Massey NKU -0.9 (+8.1) — —
Massey Totals — 139.6 (+27.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 51% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NKU -0.4 (+8.6) 145.9 (+21.1) 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NKU -0.1 (+8.9) 145.8 (+21.2) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NKU -0.2 (+8.8) 143.7 (+23.3) 52% ✓
Baseline ML NKU -0.2 (+8.8) 145.6 (+21.4) 53% ✓

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, 2026 YSU 64 – 58 NKU
Jan 4, 2026 NKU 94 – 79 YSU
Jan 8, 2025 YSU 72 – 61 NKU
Jan 28, 2024 YSU 82 – 52 NKU
Jan 5, 2024 NKU 79 – 76 YSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NKU YSU
Overall 17-16 21-13
Conference 11-9 13-7
Home 12-6 10-5
Away 5-10 9-6
Neutral 0-0 2-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.6 73.7
Avg Pts Against 72.2 72.6
Massey -4.3 (#236) -2.0 (#198)
Bradley-Terry -0.43 (#208) -0.06 (#172)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.66 (#216) -0.08 (#171)
RPI 0.496 (#187) 0.485 (#206)
Shooting & Four Factors NKU YSU
FG% 42.9% 42.8%
3PT% 32.1% 30.9%
REB / G 32.8 34.9
OREB / G 10.8 10.4
AST / TO 1.15 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 49.9%
TOV% 17.4% 17.8%
ORB% 30.2% 29.2%
FT Rate 20.3% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 18.1%
DRB% 67.4% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 25.1%

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