We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Big Ten Conference · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · February 25, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money IU -470 / NU +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total IU win
Actual NU +4 140 Lost
Massey IU -8.9 (-12.9)
Massey Totals 149.1 (-9.1)
Bradley-Terry 88%
Weighted B-T 89%
Efficiency Plus ML IU -9.1 (-13.1) 145.7 (-5.7) 79%
Baseline Tuned ML IU -9.5 (-13.5) 145.7 (-5.7) 82%
Baseline ML IU -8.4 (-12.4) 145.6 (-5.6) 84%
Baseline Plus ML IU -9.9 (-13.9) 147.4 (-7.4) 83%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 11, 2026 NU 7461 IU
Jan 23, 2025 NU 7970 IU
Feb 18, 2024 NU 7672 IU
Feb 16, 2023 NU 6462 IU
Jan 8, 2023 NU 8483 IU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IU NU
Overall 18-14 15-19
Conference 9-11 5-15
Home 14-4 9-8
Away 3-8 3-8
Neutral 1-2 3-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.2 73.1
Avg Pts Against 72.2 72.0
Massey 14.7 (#36) 8.8 (#67)
Bradley-Terry 2.23 (#42) 0.74 (#100)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.56 (#48) 1.08 (#96)
RPI 0.575 (#52) 0.510 (#158)
Shooting & Four Factors IU NU
FG% 47.2% 45.6%
3PT% 34.8% 32.2%
REB / G 33.3 31.5
OREB / G 8.6 9.1
AST / TO 1.68 2.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.1% 51.2%
TOV% 14.9% 12.8%
ORB% 27.4% 27.3%
FT Rate 28.0% 26.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 15.1% 16.8%
DRB% 70.5% 65.3%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 26.4%

Game Analysis

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