Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · February 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -7.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money NEB -400 / MINN +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual NEB +11 145 Won
Massey NEB -11.7 (-0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 130.3 (+14.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NEB -10.3 (+0.7) 137.1 (+7.9) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEB -8.7 (+2.3) 137.3 (+7.7) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -10.9 (+0.1) 136.9 (+8.1) 86% ✓
Baseline ML NEB -10.6 (+0.4) 137.7 (+7.3) 87% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 NEB 76 – 57 MINN
Mar 1, 2025 MINN 67 – 65 NEB
Feb 25, 2024 NEB 73 – 55 MINN
Dec 7, 2023 MINN 76 – 65 NEB
Mar 9, 2023 MINN 78 – 75 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB MINN
Overall 16-16 9-22
Conference 9-11 2-17
Home 11-4 6-11
Away 4-9 1-9
Neutral 1-3 2-2
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.0 62.9
Avg Pts Against 69.9 71.0
Massey 5.0 (#97) -3.1 (#220)
Bradley-Terry 1.36 (#68) -0.61 (#235)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.71 (#66) -0.91 (#246)
RPI 0.535 (#111) 0.444 (#289)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB MINN
FG% 45.1% 42.6%
3PT% 31.9% 31.1%
REB / G 35.0 33.4
OREB / G 8.6 8.7
AST / TO 1.02 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 48.0%
TOV% 19.0% 19.2%
ORB% 25.4% 25.1%
FT Rate 17.8% 18.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 14.9%
DRB% 72.1% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 14.9% 16.1%

Game Analysis

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