And with the way you look I understand you're not impressed. "Alison" - Elvis Costello
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · January 17, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread IU -9.0 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual IU +7 149 Lost
Massey IU -10.7 (+3.7) — —
Massey Totals — 147.4 (+1.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 13% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IU -9.8 (+2.8) 148.6 (+0.4) 17% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IU -10.8 (+3.8) 146.2 (+2.8) 15% ✓
Baseline ML IU -11.6 (+4.6) 145.9 (+3.1) 14% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IU -10.6 (+3.6) 147.9 (+1.1) 16% ✓

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 10, 2026 NEB 83 – 77 IU
Dec 14, 2024 NEB 85 – 68 IU
Mar 16, 2024 NEB 93 – 66 IU
Feb 22, 2024 NEB 85 – 70 IU
Jan 4, 2024 NEB 86 – 70 IU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB IU
Overall 10-22 21-14
Conference 4-16 9-11
Home 7-12 14-4
Away 3-8 3-8
Neutral 0-2 4-2
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 70.8
Avg Pts Against 78.5 66.2
Massey -2.2 (#216) 12.2 (#26)
Bradley-Terry -0.62 (#232) 1.95 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.24 (#193) 2.93 (#42)
RPI 0.472 (#212) 0.592 (#46)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB IU
FG% 43.4% 48.0%
3PT% 29.5% 34.8%
REB / G 34.2 39.9
OREB / G 7.7 9.9
AST / TO 1.06 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 53.8%
TOV% 17.1% 20.2%
ORB% 20.4% 29.9%
FT Rate 22.2% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 41.6%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 17.3%
DRB% 66.7% 76.2%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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