Let fury have the hour / Anger can be power. "Clampdown" - The Clash
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · January 4, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -5.0 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money NEB -178 / IU +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual NEB +16 156 Won
Massey NEB -9.3 (+6.7) — —
Massey Totals — 147.1 (+8.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NEB -7.4 (+8.6) 146.7 (+9.3) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEB -7.3 (+8.7) 148.5 (+7.5) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -7.4 (+8.6) 145.5 (+10.5) 77% ✓
Baseline ML NEB -7.5 (+8.5) 146.3 (+9.7) 77% ✓

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 10, 2026 NEB 83 – 77 IU
Dec 14, 2024 NEB 85 – 68 IU
Mar 16, 2024 NEB 93 – 66 IU
Feb 22, 2024 NEB 85 – 70 IU
Dec 8, 2022 IU 81 – 65 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB IU
Overall 23-11 19-14
Conference 12-8 10-10
Home 18-1 12-5
Away 3-8 4-6
Neutral 2-2 3-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.7 72.3
Avg Pts Against 70.9 74.3
Massey 7.8 (#65) 3.0 (#122)
Bradley-Terry 1.84 (#47) 1.89 (#44)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.16 (#58) 2.09 (#60)
RPI 0.590 (#42) 0.587 (#46)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB IU
FG% 44.0% 49.3%
3PT% 32.9% 31.9%
REB / G 41.9 35.9
OREB / G 12.2 9.1
AST / TO 1.39 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 53.4%
TOV% 16.3% 17.4%
ORB% 34.0% 28.4%
FT Rate 26.7% 31.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.0% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 16.2%
DRB% 71.3% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 17.2% 19.8%

Game Analysis

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