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Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · January 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money NU -200 / MD +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual NU +3 141 Won
Massey NU -4.3 (-1.3) — —
Massey Totals — 128.4 (+12.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NU -4.7 (-1.7) 134.8 (+6.2) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NU -4.1 (-1.1) 132.8 (+8.2) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NU -3.9 (-0.9) 133.4 (+7.6) 68% ✓
Baseline ML NU -3.5 (-0.5) 133.7 (+7.3) 66% ✓

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 19, 2026 NU 78 – 74 MD
Mar 8, 2025 MD 74 – 61 NU
Jan 17, 2025 NU 76 – 74 MD
Feb 29, 2024 NU 68 – 61 MD
Feb 26, 2023 MD 75 – 59 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU MD
Overall 22-12 16-17
Conference 12-8 7-13
Home 15-2 11-6
Away 4-7 4-8
Neutral 3-3 1-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 69.0
Avg Pts Against 69.1 65.9
Massey 7.6 (#72) 7.1 (#79)
Bradley-Terry 2.17 (#32) 0.90 (#104)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.90 (#26) 1.42 (#92)
RPI 0.593 (#46) 0.525 (#132)
Shooting & Four Factors NU MD
FG% 47.0% 41.1%
3PT% 37.1% 27.5%
REB / G 30.4 37.6
OREB / G 8.1 12.8
AST / TO 1.72 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 46.4%
TOV% 14.3% 17.1%
ORB% 25.6% 34.2%
FT Rate 20.4% 31.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 44.8%
Opp TOV% 21.1% 20.2%
DRB% 70.7% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 27.7% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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