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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Northern Illinois · #278 · Horz · 0–1Northern Kentucky · #217 · Horz · 0–0Thu, Jan 21 · 7:00 PM ETTruist Arena · Highland Heights, KY
Model line
Northern Kentucky −10.1
Win probability
Northern Kentucky 86%
Projected tempo
70.7
possessions
Site
Northern Kentucky home
15%Win probability86%

The model makes Northern Kentucky a 10.1-point favorite, winning about 86 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Northern Illinois offense vs Northern Kentucky defense

Northern Illinois OStatNorthern Kentucky D
69.0#147Tempo#5870.9
47.6#321eFG%#30454.2
21.8#360TOV%#6718.6
30.3#189ORB%#23331.6
38.3#95FT rate#24537.2
14.5#365Block%#1529.8
51.8#195Assist%#18852.6
48.5#2982P%#26953.8
30.9#3223P%#33436.6
65.7#355FT%—
45.0#663PA rate#22938.1

Northern Kentucky offense vs Northern Illinois defense

Northern Kentucky OStatNorthern Illinois D
70.9#58Tempo#14769.0
53.2#95eFG%#34255.6
16.3#156TOV%#20216.3
32.2#118ORB%#15930.0
35.9#157FT rate#26838.3
7.7#40Block%#3525.3
55.5#101Assist%#22153.9
55.5#502P%#33556.3
33.6#1923P%#31936.3
72.1#206FT%—
44.9#713PA rate#24537.7

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Northern Illinois

Mon, Nov 2NGrambling St.326L 87–89
Fri, Mar 6AAkron100L 55–94
Tue, Mar 3HKent St.126L 76–102
Sat, Feb 28HBall St.220L 43–79
Tue, Feb 24AToledo144L 69–79

Northern Kentucky

Mon, Mar 9NWright St.150L 90–103
Sun, Mar 8NGreen Bay210W 96–76
Wed, Mar 4AOakland208W 85–84
Sat, Feb 28HWright St.150L 91–92
Wed, Feb 25ACleveland St.284W 81–70