We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Purdue Boilermakers
75 – 76 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Wisconsin Badgers
Big Ten Conference · Target Center (Neutral) · March 16, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -5.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money PUR -250 / WIS +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual WIS +1 151 Lost
Massey PUR -8.1 (-9.1) — —
Massey Totals — 149.4 (+1.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PUR -5.5 (-6.5) 145.1 (+5.9) 71% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -6.1 (-7.1) 143.5 (+7.5) 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -6.1 (-7.1) 147.0 (+4.0) 75% ✗
Baseline ML PUR -6.3 (-7.3) 145.8 (+5.2) 69% ✗

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 7, 2026 WIS 97 – 93 PUR
Jan 4, 2026 PUR 89 – 73 WIS
Feb 15, 2025 WIS 94 – 84 PUR
Mar 10, 2024 PUR 78 – 70 WIS
Feb 4, 2024 PUR 75 – 69 WIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR WIS
Overall 34-5 22-14
Conference 17-3 11-9
Home 16-0 14-3
Away 7-3 3-9
Neutral 11-2 5-2
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 82.3 74.7
Avg Pts Against 69.0 70.0
Massey 21.9 (#3) 13.9 (#22)
Bradley-Terry 3.92 (#2) 2.07 (#36)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.67 (#2) 2.74 (#25)
RPI 0.685 (#1) 0.589 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR WIS
FG% 48.9% 46.4%
3PT% 41.0% 35.4%
REB / G 40.2 34.1
OREB / G 12.2 10.0
AST / TO 1.62 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.1% 52.6%
TOV% 16.3% 15.0%
ORB% 37.4% 30.6%
FT Rate 30.4% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 14.2% 16.8%
DRB% 75.3% 76.5%
Opp FT Rate 17.0% 22.8%

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