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Nebraska Cornhuskers
62 – 65 OT
FINAL Conference
Purdue Boilermakers
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · December 10, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -7.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money NEB +350 / PUR -400
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual PUR +3 127 Lost
Massey PUR -6.2 (+3.2) — —
Massey Totals — 135.5 (-8.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 11% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -5.3 (+2.3) 137.5 (-10.5) 38% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -6.9 (+3.9) 137.1 (-10.1) 29% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -4.4 (+1.4) 138.7 (-11.7) 34% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -4.4 (+1.4) 138.7 (-11.7) 45% ✓

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 13, 2026 PUR 74 – 58 NEB
Feb 11, 2026 PUR 80 – 77 NEB
Jan 12, 2025 PUR 104 – 68 NEB
Jan 10, 2024 NEB 88 – 72 PUR
Jan 14, 2023 PUR 73 – 55 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB PUR
Overall 16-16 29-6
Conference 9-11 15-5
Home 11-4 14-2
Away 4-9 7-3
Neutral 1-3 7-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.0 72.7
Avg Pts Against 69.9 62.7
Massey 6.3 (#77) 17.7 (#4)
Bradley-Terry 1.21 (#84) 4.35 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.13 (#73) 6.48 (#2)
RPI 0.559 (#89) 0.715 (#1)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB PUR
FG% 46.4% 46.9%
3PT% 31.4% 35.0%
REB / G 36.4 42.4
OREB / G 10.6 12.6
AST / TO 1.09 1.60
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 53.5%
TOV% 19.7% 15.8%
ORB% 31.8% 38.2%
FT Rate 18.2% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 44.8%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 14.9%
DRB% 72.7% 77.7%
Opp FT Rate 9.6% 12.1%

Game Analysis

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