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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML PUR -8.4 (+4.4) 143.4 (-7.4) 19%

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 8168 NU
Jan 5, 2025 PUR 7961 NU
Jan 31, 2024 PUR 10596 NU
Dec 2, 2023 NU 9288 PUR
Feb 12, 2023 NU 6458 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%

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