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Big East Conference · CHI Health Center Omaha · February 26, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -3.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money CREI -198 / DEP +164
Model Predictions
Spread Total CREI win
Actual DEP +1 143 Lost
Massey CREI -5.6 (-6.6) — —
Massey Totals — 141.8 (+1.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -5.3 (-6.3) 139.1 (+3.9) 71% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -6.0 (-7.0) 143.9 (-0.9) 76% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CREI -5.1 (-6.1) 141.2 (+1.8) 71% ✗
Baseline ML CREI -5.5 (-6.5) 139.4 (+3.6) 73% ✗

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 12, 2026 DEP 72 – 71 CREI
Mar 13, 2025 CREI 85 – 81 DEP
Feb 27, 2025 CREI 75 – 65 DEP
Jan 22, 2025 CREI 73 – 49 DEP
Jan 28, 2024 CREI 85 – 62 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CREI DEP
Overall 16-18 16-16
Conference 9-11 8-12
Home 10-6 11-7
Away 4-8 4-7
Neutral 2-4 1-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 75.2 70.2
Avg Pts Against 75.2 69.6
Massey 8.0 (#79) 5.3 (#101)
Bradley-Terry 1.41 (#72) 0.85 (#97)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.85 (#66) 1.19 (#95)
RPI 0.538 (#93) 0.492 (#204)
Shooting & Four Factors CREI DEP
FG% 45.4% 44.0%
3PT% 34.8% 32.6%
REB / G 35.0 33.3
OREB / G 9.4 10.4
AST / TO 1.34 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 50.5%
TOV% 16.7% 17.5%
ORB% 27.6% 30.6%
FT Rate 21.0% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 18.7%
DRB% 69.2% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.4% 26.7%

Game Analysis

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