I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Big Ten Conference · Mackey Arena · January 14, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -20.0 Home covered
O/U 154.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +27 157 Won
Massey PUR -24.4 (+2.6) — —
Massey Totals — 161.8 (-4.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -20.8 (+6.2) 160.2 (-3.2) 91% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -19.8 (+7.2) 160.3 (-3.3) 91% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -21.6 (+5.4) 160.6 (-3.6) 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -22.6 (+4.4) 159.1 (-2.1) 91% ✓

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
Jan 14, 2023 PUR 73 – 55 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR NEB
Overall 29-8 10-22
Conference 14-6 4-16
Home 16-1 7-12
Away 5-5 3-8
Neutral 8-2 0-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 73.3
Avg Pts Against 68.4 78.5
Massey 18.0 (#8) -2.5 (#221)
Bradley-Terry 3.02 (#17) -0.79 (#246)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.20 (#14) -0.40 (#203)
RPI 0.627 (#21) 0.463 (#236)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR NEB
FG% 50.7% 43.3%
3PT% 40.8% 29.0%
REB / G 40.8 34.4
OREB / G 12.2 7.7
AST / TO 1.55 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.2% 49.0%
TOV% 17.4% 16.7%
ORB% 38.9% 20.3%
FT Rate 27.1% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 20.7%
DRB% 76.5% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 14.1% 18.0%

Game Analysis

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