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Big Ten Conference · XFINITY Center · January 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MD -5.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money MD -225 / NEB +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total MD win
Actual MD +22 124 Won
Massey MD -1.7 (+20.3) — —
Massey Totals — 137.0 (-13.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 39% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 41% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MD -1.3 (+20.7) 136.8 (-12.8) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MD -3.0 (+19.0) 136.8 (-12.8) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MD -1.5 (+20.5) 134.4 (-10.4) 57% ✓
Baseline ML MD -1.1 (+20.9) 135.3 (-11.3) 52% ✓

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 26, 2026 NEB 74 – 61 MD
Feb 14, 2025 MD 83 – 75 NEB
Jan 19, 2025 MD 69 – 66 NEB
Feb 19, 2023 NEB 70 – 66 MD
Jan 28, 2023 MD 82 – 63 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MD NEB
Overall 16-17 23-11
Conference 7-13 12-8
Home 11-6 18-1
Away 4-8 3-8
Neutral 1-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 69.0 77.7
Avg Pts Against 65.9 70.9
Massey 7.9 (#72) 9.8 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 0.94 (#103) 2.07 (#36)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.46 (#90) 2.57 (#37)
RPI 0.525 (#130) 0.597 (#38)
Shooting & Four Factors MD NEB
FG% 41.9% 45.2%
3PT% 29.0% 36.0%
REB / G 36.6 39.0
OREB / G 12.1 10.6
AST / TO 0.89 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 53.3%
TOV% 18.0% 15.9%
ORB% 33.4% 30.7%
FT Rate 30.4% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 47.1%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 16.3%
DRB% 69.3% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 17.4%

Game Analysis

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