YOUNGSTOWN STATE

PENGUINSYSU

8-7  |  Road

79
FINAL
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NORTHERN KENTUCKY

NORSENKU

11-5  |  Home

94
AI Model Win Probability
PENGUINS
0%
📊
NORSE
100%
PENGUINS --
NORSE --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
151.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-13.0
YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +13.0 points (Youngstown State)
PenguinsYSU (-3.5) 0 NorseNKU (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Penguins Cover

90.3%

Norse Cover

9.7%

-30-20-100+10+20+30
Distribution centered around YSU -13.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (YSU)

YSU By 1-7 points

18.6%

YSU By 8-14 points

26.8%

NKU By 1-7 points

6.8%

NKU By 8-14 points

1.7%

AI Model Projected Score
82
YOUNGSTOWN STATE
69
NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Simulated Score
73
YOUNGSTOWN STATE
78
NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Penguins Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Norse Win
50% Win Prob
D
Point Spread (ATS)
Divergence
AI Penguins (-3.5) Loss
Proj Spread: -13.0
D
Sim Norse (+0) Win
Proj Spread: -5.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o146.5 Win
Proj Total: 151.0
D
Sim u146.5 Win
Proj Total: 151.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Feb 22, 2026 NKU @ YSU 58 - 64
Jan 4, 2026 YSU @ NKU 79 - 94
Mar 1, 2025 YSU @ NKU 79 - 88
Jan 8, 2025 NKU @ YSU 61 - 72
Jan 28, 2024 NKU @ YSU 52 - 82
Key Model Drivers
Blocks (L5) +45.5% more
Youngstown State: 3.5 vs Northern Kentucky: 1.9
Rebounding (L5) +13.0% more
Youngstown State: 36.6 vs Northern Kentucky: 31.8
Steals (L5) +31.0% more
Northern Kentucky: 9.4 vs Youngstown State: 7.2
Turnovers (L5) +14.9% more
Northern Kentucky: 12.3 vs Youngstown State: 10.7
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
YSU Score 82.0 79
NKU Score 69.0 94
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
3pt Field Goal % 34.8 / 32.1 45.0 / 29.0
Assists 13.7 / 14.6 19.0 / 13.0
Blocks 1.9 / 3.5 3.0 / 2.0
Field Goal % 47.9 / 44.0 52.0 / 40.0
Free Throw % 71.0 / 71.8 78.0 / 57.0
Rebounding 31.8 / 36.6 45.0 / 33.0
Steals 9.4 / 7.2 8.0 / 7.0
Turnovers 12.3 / 10.7 14.0 / 10.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
15%TICKETS85%
15%MONEY85%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
38%TICKETS62%
71%MONEY29%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
61%TICKETS39%
57%MONEY43%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
YSU
15-17-0 (46.9%)
Margin: 4.9 ATS +/-: -1.3
NKU Advantage
20-14-0 (58.8%)
Margin: 5.7 ATS +/-: -0.5
🎯 ATS (Spread)
YSU
10-18-1 (35.7%)
Margin: 4.9 ATS +/-: -1.3
NKU Advantage
13-18-0 (41.9%)
Margin: 5.7 ATS +/-: -0.5
⚖️ Over/Under
YSU
15-14-0
O: 51.7% / U: 48.3% Total +/-: +0.2
NKU
21-10-0
O: 67.7% / U: 32.3% Total +/-: +5.4
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
NKU
YSU
NKU
YSU
ML
53% 18-16
57% 17-13
65% 22-12
67% 20-10
ATS
56% 19-15
47% 14-16
65% 22-12
67% 20-10
TTL
68% 23-11
60% 18-12
100% 34-0
100% 30-0
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