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Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · January 19, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -2.0 Away covered
O/U 140.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual WIS +6 158 Lost
Massey NU -0.1 (-6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 142.1 (+15.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NU -0.9 (-6.9) 143.4 (+14.6) 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -1.3 (-4.7) 145.3 (+12.7) 42% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -0.7 (-5.3) 145.1 (+12.9) 46% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NU -0.1 (-6.1) 146.8 (+11.2) 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

Dec 4, 2025 WIS 85 – 73 NU
Mar 13, 2025 WIS 70 – 63 NU
Feb 1, 2025 WIS 75 – 69 NU
Mar 15, 2024 WIS 70 – 61 NU
Jan 13, 2024 WIS 71 – 63 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU WIS
Overall 15-16 25-8
Conference 7-13 15-5
Home 10-6 12-4
Away 3-8 9-2
Neutral 2-2 4-2
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 69.9
Avg Pts Against 70.6 66.0
Massey 8.2 (#60) 11.8 (#30)
Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#99) 3.95 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.11 (#105) 4.72 (#4)
RPI 0.510 (#150) 0.680 (#3)
Shooting & Four Factors NU WIS
FG% 43.2% 42.0%
3PT% 34.9% 30.3%
REB / G 38.3 36.2
OREB / G 11.1 10.3
AST / TO 1.94 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 47.6%
TOV% 12.9% 12.2%
ORB% 28.5% 27.8%
FT Rate 19.3% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 18.0%
DRB% 75.9% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 28.1% 16.9%

Game Analysis

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