I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Big Ten Conference · Mackey Arena · January 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -16.0 Home covered
O/U 134.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +18 128 Won
Massey PUR -15.7 (+2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 128.1 (-0.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -13.9 (+4.1) 133.5 (-5.5) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -15.4 (+2.6) 132.8 (-4.8) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -13.9 (+4.1) 133.6 (-5.6) 88% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -13.8 (+4.2) 133.0 (-5.0) 86% ✓

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
Dec 10, 2022 PUR 65 – 62 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR NEB
Overall 29-6 16-16
Conference 15-5 9-11
Home 14-2 11-4
Away 7-3 4-9
Neutral 7-1 1-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.7 68.0
Avg Pts Against 62.7 69.9
Massey 16.0 (#7) 4.3 (#102)
Bradley-Terry 3.88 (#2) 1.11 (#80)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.89 (#1) 1.41 (#83)
RPI 0.653 (#5) 0.552 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR NEB
FG% 46.0% 44.0%
3PT% 32.2% 29.4%
REB / G 40.6 37.8
OREB / G 12.9 10.9
AST / TO 1.46 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 49.3%
TOV% 16.5% 19.4%
ORB% 39.6% 30.8%
FT Rate 28.9% 17.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 18.1%
DRB% 75.3% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 12.2% 11.9%

Game Analysis

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