If I had my time again / I would do it all the same. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML NEB -17.0 (-4.0) 139.4 (-4.4) 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 8375 NEB
Jan 19, 2025 MD 6966 NEB
Jan 27, 2024 MD 7351 NEB
Feb 19, 2023 NEB 7066 MD
Jan 28, 2023 MD 8263 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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