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Northern Kentucky vs Illinois (Chi.) Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 30 Jan 2021
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 62-74
30-27 32-47
Position#174
Record8-8
FormLLWWW
Points / game69.8
Allowed / game70.9
vs
Position#217
Record8-6
FormWWWLL
Points / game70.7
Allowed / game71.1
USANCAA
Other2020-21
Meetings · Northern Kentucky v Illinois (Chi.)
08 Jan 2022
NORT v ILLI
upcoming
30 Jan 2021
NORT62
ILLI74
29 Jan 2021
NORT72
ILLI68
10 Mar 2020
NORT71
ILLI62
16 Feb 2020
NORT43
ILLI73
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Northern Kentucky winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Illinois (Chi.) winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Northern KentuckyUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Youngstown State
#173
L
60-70
60
70
-10
H20/12
NCAA
IPFW
#283
W
75-68
75
68
+7
H01/01
NCAA
IPFW
#283
W
70-68
70
68
+2
H02/01
NCAA
Cleveland State
#53
L
44-58
44
58
-14
A09/01
NCAA
Cleveland State
#53
L
71-74 OT
71
74
-3
A10/01
NCAA
IUPUI
#223
L
69-74
69
74
-5
H15/01
NCAA
IUPUI
#223
L
63-65
63
65
-2
H16/01
NCAA
Robert Morris
#329
W
81-76
81
76
+5
A23/01
NCAA
Robert Morris
#329
W
79-74 OT
79
74
+5
A23/01
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#217
W
72-68
72
68
+4
H29/01
NCAA
1H
2H
27-25
33-45
32-38
43-30
27-29
43-39
22-34
22-24
29-31
28-26
30-28
39-46
26-32
37-33
31-33
50-43
34-38
32-28
32-23
40-45
137.9Avg total
68.4Scored
69.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)69.870.9140.6-1.150%
Season at home (9)70.768.3139.0+2.367%
Season away (7)68.674.1142.7-5.629%
Last 10 (10)68.469.5137.9-1.150%
Last 5 (5)72.871.4144.2+1.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)73.092.0165.0-19.00%
vs Similar ◀ (12)66.870.6137.4-3.842%
vs Weaker (17)72.665.4137.9+7.282%
This opponent (Illinois (Chi.)) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Illinois (Chi.)USALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Loyola Chicago
#10
L
66-77
66
77
-11
H13/12
NCAA
Oakland
#260
W
74-72
74
72
+2
H20/12
NCAA
Oakland
#260
W
90-73
90
73
+17
H20/12
NCAA
IPFW
#283
L
89-96 OT
89
96
-7
A09/01
NCAA
IPFW
#283
L
55-88
55
88
-33
A09/01
NCAA
Robert Morris
#329
W
67-53
67
53
+14
H16/01
NCAA
Robert Morris
#329
W
66-62 OT
66
62
+4
H16/01
NCAA
Youngstown State
#173
W
67-66
67
66
+1
A22/01
NCAA
Youngstown State
#173
L
77-85
77
85
-8
A23/01
NCAA
Northern Kentucky
#174
L
68-72
68
72
-4
A29/01
NCAA
1H
2H
33-41
33-36
34-40
40-32
53-35
37-38
36-43
45-38
23-37
32-51
37-28
30-25
31-30
25-26
28-31
39-35
35-44
42-41
23-32
45-40
146.3Avg total
71.9Scored
74.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)70.771.1141.8-0.457%
Season at home (7)71.965.6137.4+6.386%
Season away (7)69.676.6146.1-7.029%
Last 10 (10)71.974.4146.3-2.550%
Last 5 (5)69.067.6136.6+1.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)66.464.4130.8+2.040%
vs Similar ◀ (15)72.570.6143.1+1.967%
vs Weaker (10)73.064.9137.9+8.170%
This opponent (Northern Kentucky) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -2.1-2.11st half: -2.8-2.82nd half2nd half: +0.8+0.82nd half: +0.6+0.6
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -2.1-2.11st half: -2.8-2.82nd half2nd half: +0.8+0.82nd half: +0.6+0.6
Northern KentuckyIllinois (Chi.)
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Northern KentuckyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Youngstown State
#173
W
27-25
27
25
+2
H20/12
NCAA
IPFW
#283
L
32-38
32
38
-6
H01/01
NCAA
IPFW
#283
L
27-29
27
29
-2
H02/01
NCAA
Cleveland State
#53
L
22-34
22
34
-12
A09/01
NCAA
Cleveland State
#53
L
29-31
29
31
-2
A10/01
NCAA
IUPUI
#223
W
30-28
30
28
+2
H15/01
NCAA
IUPUI
#223
L
26-32
26
32
-6
H16/01
NCAA
Robert Morris
#329
L
31-33
31
33
-2
A23/01
NCAA
Robert Morris
#329
L
34-38
34
38
-4
A23/01
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#217
W
32-23
32
23
+9
H29/01
NCAA
60.1Avg total
29.0Scored
31.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.232.464.6-0.153%-
Last 30 at home (18)33.531.865.3+1.767%-
Last 30 away (12)30.333.263.6-2.933%-
Last 10 (10)29.031.160.1-2.130%-
Last 5 (5)30.630.861.4-0.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)37.052.089.0-15.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)30.633.564.1-2.942%-
vs Weaker (17)33.130.463.5+2.765%-
This opponent (Illinois (Chi.)) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Illinois (Chi.)Last 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Loyola Chicago
#10
L
33-41
33
41
-8
H13/12
NCAA
Oakland
#260
L
34-40
34
40
-6
H20/12
NCAA
Oakland
#260
W
53-35
53
35
+18
H20/12
NCAA
IPFW
#283
L
36-43
36
43
-7
A09/01
NCAA
IPFW
#283
L
23-37
23
37
-14
A09/01
NCAA
Robert Morris
#329
W
37-28
37
28
+9
H16/01
NCAA
Robert Morris
#329
W
31-30
31
30
+1
H16/01
NCAA
Youngstown State
#173
L
28-31
28
31
-3
A22/01
NCAA
Youngstown State
#173
L
35-44
35
44
-9
A23/01
NCAA
Northern Kentucky
#174
L
23-32
23
32
-9
A29/01
NCAA
69.4Avg total
33.3Scored
36.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.731.965.6+1.853%-
Last 30 at home (14)37.131.068.1+6.179%-
Last 30 away (16)30.732.863.4-2.131%-
Last 10 (10)33.336.169.4-2.830%-
Last 5 (5)30.833.063.8-2.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)34.831.666.4+3.240%-
vs Similar ◀ (15)33.532.966.4+0.547%-
vs Weaker (10)33.530.664.1+2.970%-
This opponent (Northern Kentucky) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
3
Northern Kentucky wins
1
Illinois (Chi.) wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
29/01/21HIllinois (Chi.)72-68
23/01/21ARobert Morris79-74 OT
23/01/21ARobert Morris81-76
16/01/21HIUPUI63-65
15/01/21HIUPUI69-74
10/01/21ACleveland State71-74 OT
09/01/21ACleveland State44-58
02/01/21HIPFW70-68
01/01/21HIPFW75-68
20/12/20HYoungstown State60-70
DateH/AOpponentScore
29/01/21ANorthern Kentucky68-72
23/01/21AYoungstown State77-85
22/01/21AYoungstown State67-66
16/01/21HRobert Morris66-62 OT
16/01/21HRobert Morris67-53
09/01/21AIPFW55-88
09/01/21AIPFW89-96 OT
20/12/20HOakland90-73
20/12/20HOakland74-72
13/12/20HLoyola Chicago66-77

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Northern Kentucky
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW50%
HomeWWLLW67%
AwayLLLWW29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1697
Win %50%67%29%
Points / game69.870.768.6
Allowed / game70.968.374.1
Point differential-1.1+2.3-5.6
Avg total140.6139.0142.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+6%11%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won62% (8)60% (5)67% (3)
Overtime %12%0%29%
Illinois (Chi.)
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL57%
HomeLWWWW86%
AwayLLWLL29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1477
Win %57%86%29%
Points / game70.771.969.6
Allowed / game71.165.676.6
Point differential-0.4+6.3-7.0
Avg total141.8137.4146.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+21%43%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won71% (7)100% (3)50% (4)
Overtime %14%14%14%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Horizon League conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Wright State1612475%81.565.6+15.9
2 Cleveland State1611569%67.368.7-1.4
3 Wisc. Milwaukee137654%72.970.8+2.1
4 Northern Kentucky168850%69.870.9-1.1
5 IPFW146843%75.977.1-1.2
6 Youngstown State156940%71.775.3-3.7
7 Detroit135838%74.776.5-1.8
8 IUPUI114736%67.175.7-8.6
9 Oakland2071335%72.282.0-9.9
10 Wisc. Green Bay1751229%71.378.0-6.7
11 Robert Morris113827%72.576.2-3.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
Missouri Valley conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Drake15150100%82.560.9+21.6
2 Belmont1918195%82.768.9+13.8
3 Illinois (Chi.)148657%70.771.1-0.4
4 Southern Illinois137654%70.369.8+0.5
5 Indiana State158753%68.469.5-1.1
6 Bradley179853%72.464.5+7.9
7 Murray State147750%79.167.8+11.4
8 Evansville146843%64.669.4-4.8
9 Valparaiso156940%69.070.8-1.8
10 Illinois State1551033%74.375.8-1.5
11 Northern Iowa1551033%70.372.7-2.3
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Northern Kentucky303262
Illinois (Chi.)274774
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