He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Nebraska Cornhuskers
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FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten Conference · United Center (Neutral) · March 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -5.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money NEB -240 / MINN +196
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual MINN +3 153 Lost
Massey NEB -8.0 (-11.0)
Massey Totals 130.7 (+22.3)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 93%
Efficiency Plus ML NEB -7.4 (-10.4) 138.2 (+14.8) 79%
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -9.1 (-12.1) 137.5 (+15.5) 82%
Baseline ML NEB -8.8 (-11.8) 138.7 (+14.3) 81%
Baseline Plus ML NEB -8.9 (-11.9) 137.7 (+15.3) 80%

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 7657 MINN
Mar 1, 2025 MINN 6765 NEB
Feb 25, 2024 NEB 7355 MINN
Dec 7, 2023 MINN 7665 NEB
Feb 25, 2023 NEB 7867 MINN

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 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.0 62.9
Avg Pts Against 69.9 71.0
Massey 5.2 (#95) -2.7 (#219)
Bradley-Terry 1.43 (#66) -0.44 (#216)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.75 (#67) -0.85 (#243)
RPI 0.534 (#111) 0.439 (#300)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB MINN
FG% 45.8% 43.0%
3PT% 32.6% 31.9%
REB / G 34.7 33.1
OREB / G 8.3 8.7
AST / TO 1.01 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 48.6%
TOV% 19.0% 19.4%
ORB% 25.0% 25.3%
FT Rate 17.8% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 15.0%
DRB% 71.4% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 14.9% 17.0%

Game Analysis

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