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Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · March 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -12.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money NU +390 / PUR -520
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual PUR +4 136 Lost
Massey PUR -9.8 (+5.8) — —
Massey Totals — 147.5 (-11.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 15% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 9% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -8.4 (+4.4) 143.4 (-7.4) 19% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -6.7 (+2.7) 141.7 (-5.7) 19% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -6.5 (+2.5) 143.7 (-7.7) 23% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -7.5 (+3.5) 144.6 (-8.6) 23% ✓

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 12, 2026 PUR 81 – 68 NU
Jan 5, 2025 PUR 79 – 61 NU
Jan 31, 2024 PUR 105 – 96 NU
Dec 2, 2023 NU 92 – 88 PUR
Feb 12, 2023 NU 64 – 58 PUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU PUR
Overall 15-19 30-9
Conference 5-15 13-7
Home 9-8 12-5
Away 3-8 8-3
Neutral 3-3 10-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.1 81.6
Avg Pts Against 72.0 70.5
Massey 9.0 (#66) 21.8 (#9)
Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#90) 3.29 (#16)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.33 (#91) 4.26 (#12)
RPI 0.518 (#132) 0.624 (#17)
Shooting & Four Factors NU PUR
FG% 45.7% 49.9%
3PT% 32.3% 38.3%
REB / G 31.6 35.8
OREB / G 9.2 11.1
AST / TO 1.97 2.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 57.8%
TOV% 13.1% 13.6%
ORB% 27.8% 35.2%
FT Rate 25.8% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 16.1%
DRB% 65.4% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 19.1%

Game Analysis

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