That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · February 12, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -15.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money NU +950 / MICH -1650
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual MICH +12 162 Lost
Massey MICH -18.5 (+6.5)
Massey Totals 156.0 (+6.0)
Bradley-Terry 2%
Weighted B-T 1%
Baseline Plus ML MICH -11.8 (-0.2) 152.5 (+9.5) 14%
Model 4 ML MICH -12.0 (-0.0) 152.1 (+9.9) 17%
Model 3 ML MICH -13.9 (+1.9) 148.4 (+13.6) 16%
Baseline ML MICH -12.7 (+0.7) 149.2 (+12.8) 15%

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 19, 2025 MICH 8076 NU
Feb 23, 2024 NU 7662 MICH
Feb 3, 2023 MICH 6851 NU
Jan 15, 2023 MICH 8578 NU
Jan 26, 2022 MICH 7270 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU MICH
Overall 15-19 37-3
Conference 5-15 19-1
Home 9-8 14-1
Away 3-8 11-0
Neutral 3-3 12-2
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L1 W6
Avg Pts For 73.1 87.3
Avg Pts Against 72.0 69.5
Massey 8.8 (#69) 30.3 (#1)
Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#104) 4.95 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.96 (#99) 6.66 (#2)
RPI 0.511 (#151) 0.691 (#1)
Shooting & Four Factors NU MICH
FG% 46.0% 51.4%
3PT% 31.9% 35.8%
REB / G 32.2 41.8
OREB / G 9.2 11.5
AST / TO 2.10 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 59.0%
TOV% 12.4% 16.6%
ORB% 27.8% 36.3%
FT Rate 26.8% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 43.1%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 16.9%
DRB% 66.4% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.4% 20.3%

Game Analysis

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