I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Big Ten Conference · XFINITY Center · January 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -7.0 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money MD +240 / PUR -305
Model Predictions
Spread Total MD win
Actual PUR +14 120 Lost
Massey PUR -12.0 (-2.0) — —
Massey Totals — 142.0 (-22.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 8% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 3% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -7.8 (-6.2) 144.2 (-24.2) 21% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -7.0 (-7.0) 142.1 (-22.1) 26% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -8.2 (-5.8) 142.5 (-22.5) 18% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -8.2 (-5.8) 142.6 (-22.6) 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

Feb 1, 2026 PUR 93 – 63 MD
Dec 8, 2024 PUR 83 – 78 MD
Feb 16, 2023 MD 68 – 54 PUR
Jan 22, 2023 PUR 58 – 55 MD
Feb 13, 2022 PUR 62 – 61 MD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MD PUR
Overall 16-17 34-5
Conference 7-13 17-3
Home 11-6 16-0
Away 4-8 7-3
Neutral 1-3 11-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.0 82.3
Avg Pts Against 65.9 69.0
Massey 5.6 (#90) 22.1 (#4)
Bradley-Terry 0.53 (#132) 3.92 (#4)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.79 (#128) 5.22 (#3)
RPI 0.503 (#161) 0.693 (#2)
Shooting & Four Factors MD PUR
FG% 41.5% 49.9%
3PT% 27.5% 38.4%
REB / G 37.8 41.3
OREB / G 13.3 11.6
AST / TO 0.95 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 56.7%
TOV% 17.1% 16.4%
ORB% 35.4% 36.0%
FT Rate 33.6% 30.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.6% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 21.4% 15.7%
DRB% 68.2% 76.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 15.1%

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