Cause now I wanna be your dog. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - Iggy and the Stooges
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · December 8, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -7.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual MICH +35 169 Lost
Massey MICH -2.9 (-32.1) — —
Massey Totals — 142.2 (+26.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 34% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 25% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -3.6 (-31.4) 147.0 (+22.0) 31% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -1.0 (-34.0) 142.7 (+26.3) 44% ✓
Baseline ML MICH -2.2 (-32.8) 143.6 (+25.4) 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MICH -3.1 (-31.9) 144.0 (+25.0) 41% ✓

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 28, 2026 MICH 75 – 72 NEB
Feb 25, 2025 MICH 49 – 46 NEB
Mar 10, 2024 NEB 85 – 70 MICH
Feb 10, 2024 NEB 79 – 59 MICH
Feb 8, 2023 MICH 93 – 72 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB MICH
Overall 10-22 19-15
Conference 4-16 11-9
Home 7-12 10-5
Away 3-8 5-7
Neutral 0-2 4-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 72.6
Avg Pts Against 78.5 69.4
Massey -0.5 (#192) 7.4 (#64)
Bradley-Terry -0.40 (#220) 1.15 (#87)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.03 (#183) 2.12 (#73)
RPI 0.454 (#251) 0.555 (#92)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB MICH
FG% 44.1% 46.2%
3PT% 27.1% 32.9%
REB / G 37.0 37.5
OREB / G 7.7 10.2
AST / TO 1.26 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 51.7%
TOV% 15.0% 21.2%
ORB% 20.2% 32.2%
FT Rate 24.6% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 44.9%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 15.9%
DRB% 67.3% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 17.7% 13.8%

Game Analysis

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