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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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IU -9.9 (-13.9) 147.4 (-7.4) 83% ✗
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% ✗

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 74 – 61 IU
Jan 23, 2025 NU 79 – 70 IU
Feb 18, 2024 NU 76 – 72 IU
Feb 16, 2023 NU 64 – 62 IU
Jan 8, 2023 NU 84 – 83 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%

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