Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Wisconsin Badgers
78 – 45
FINAL Conference
Maryland Terrapins
Big Ten Conference · Kohl Center · March 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -14.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money WIS -1350 / MD +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIS win
Actual WIS +33 123 Won
Massey WIS -15.9 (+17.1) — —
Massey Totals — 157.8 (-34.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIS -14.5 (+18.5) 151.5 (-28.5) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIS -13.1 (+19.9) 155.6 (-32.6) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -12.8 (+20.2) 150.1 (-27.1) 87% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -13.5 (+19.5) 150.3 (-27.3) 87% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 30, 2025 MD 76 – 68 WIS
Mar 14, 2024 WIS 87 – 56 MD
Feb 21, 2024 WIS 74 – 70 MD
Jan 26, 2023 MD 73 – 55 WIS
Dec 7, 2022 WIS 64 – 59 MD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIS MD
Overall 24-11 12-21
Conference 14-6 4-16
Home 15-2 7-8
Away 6-5 2-10
Neutral 3-4 3-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 83.0 69.7
Avg Pts Against 76.1 76.6
Massey 14.9 (#32) 2.0 (#137)
Bradley-Terry 2.60 (#29) 0.63 (#109)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.22 (#34) 0.84 (#105)
RPI 0.589 (#36) 0.507 (#170)
Shooting & Four Factors WIS MD
FG% 44.9% 40.8%
3PT% 35.5% 31.9%
REB / G 36.3 35.6
OREB / G 10.7 12.2
AST / TO 1.71 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 48.2%
TOV% 13.2% 18.6%
ORB% 29.9% 33.7%
FT Rate 25.5% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 54.6%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 15.4%
DRB% 73.5% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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