The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · February 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money MINN +105 / NU -133
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +9 141 Won
Massey MINN -1.4 (+7.6)
Massey Totals 143.0 (-2.0)
Bradley-Terry 31%
Weighted B-T 28%
Baseline Plus ML MINN -1.0 (+8.0) 143.1 (-2.1) 53%
Model 4 ML MINN -0.5 (+8.5) 140.2 (+0.8) 54%
Model 3 ML MINN -1.4 (+7.6) 143.5 (-2.5) 56%
Baseline ML MINN -0.5 (+8.5) 144.2 (-3.2) 56%

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 8, 2026 MINN 6766 NU
Jan 3, 2026 MINN 8478 NU
Mar 12, 2025 NU 7264 MINN
Feb 26, 2025 NU 7563 MINN
Mar 10, 2024 NU 9066 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN NU
Overall 19-15 22-12
Conference 9-11 12-8
Home 16-4 15-2
Away 3-9 4-7
Neutral 0-2 3-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.0 73.3
Avg Pts Against 71.9 69.1
Massey 7.1 (#83) 9.3 (#62)
Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#115) 2.24 (#31)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.21 (#101) 2.87 (#24)
RPI 0.506 (#158) 0.583 (#48)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN NU
FG% 47.8% 47.9%
3PT% 34.0% 38.9%
REB / G 37.3 29.9
OREB / G 11.1 7.9
AST / TO 1.48 1.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 55.1%
TOV% 18.2% 13.3%
ORB% 32.9% 25.0%
FT Rate 23.5% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 20.4%
DRB% 71.4% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 30.1%

Game Analysis

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