Don't you understand that's not my problem? "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · February 26, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -16.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money NEB -1800 / MD +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual NEB +13 135 Won
Massey NEB -20.4 (-7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 142.4 (-7.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NEB -17.0 (-4.0) 139.4 (-4.4) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEB -14.9 (-1.9) 142.9 (-7.9) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -16.5 (-3.5) 137.9 (-2.9) 90% ✓
Baseline ML NEB -17.5 (-4.5) 137.2 (-2.2) 90% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 14, 2025 MD 83 – 75 NEB
Jan 19, 2025 MD 69 – 66 NEB
Jan 27, 2024 MD 73 – 51 NEB
Feb 19, 2023 NEB 70 – 66 MD
Jan 28, 2023 MD 82 – 63 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB MD
Overall 28-7 12-21
Conference 15-5 4-16
Home 16-2 7-8
Away 7-3 2-10
Neutral 5-2 3-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 69.7
Avg Pts Against 66.1 76.6
Massey 19.4 (#17) 1.9 (#135)
Bradley-Terry 3.68 (#10) 0.80 (#99)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.58 (#12) 0.99 (#98)
RPI 0.621 (#22) 0.511 (#154)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB MD
FG% 47.1% 40.9%
3PT% 35.8% 32.2%
REB / G 35.1 35.1
OREB / G 8.5 12.3
AST / TO 1.90 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 48.3%
TOV% 14.1% 18.4%
ORB% 25.6% 33.8%
FT Rate 19.9% 28.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.9% 55.1%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 15.8%
DRB% 72.2% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 17.9% 25.1%

Game Analysis

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