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Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · January 23, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 124.5 Over
Money NU -150 / WIS +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual NU +3 129 Won
Massey NU -6.4 (-3.4) — —
Massey Totals — 120.1 (+8.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 49% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NU -2.9 (+0.1) 130.8 (-1.8) 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NU -4.9 (-1.9) 130.6 (-1.6) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NU -3.5 (-0.5) 130.2 (-1.2) 62% ✓
Baseline ML NU -4.0 (-1.0) 130.4 (-1.4) 60% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 4, 2025 WIS 85 – 73 NU
Mar 13, 2025 WIS 70 – 63 NU
Feb 1, 2025 WIS 75 – 69 NU
Mar 15, 2024 WIS 70 – 61 NU
Jan 13, 2024 WIS 71 – 63 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU WIS
Overall 22-12 20-15
Conference 12-8 9-11
Home 13-5 11-6
Away 7-4 6-6
Neutral 2-3 3-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.7 65.3
Avg Pts Against 62.8 63.6
Massey 10.1 (#44) 7.3 (#78)
Bradley-Terry 1.61 (#53) 2.19 (#28)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.84 (#63) 2.60 (#34)
RPI 0.563 (#75) 0.592 (#36)
Shooting & Four Factors NU WIS
FG% 38.9% 42.6%
3PT% 31.6% 36.5%
REB / G 37.4 31.8
OREB / G 11.4 7.4
AST / TO 1.28 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.6% 50.1%
TOV% 15.6% 13.9%
ORB% 29.8% 21.2%
FT Rate 25.1% 16.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.1% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 23.0% 19.5%
DRB% 73.1% 75.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 17.9%

Game Analysis

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