Hmm, you're so pretty, not to talk to you would be a crime. "Baby, Baby" - The Vibrators
Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · February 2, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NU -5.0 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual NU +1 157 Won
Massey NU -7.8 (-6.8) — —
Massey Totals — 134.2 (+22.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 57% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NU -4.8 (-3.8) 138.1 (+18.9) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NU -5.3 (-4.3) 134.0 (+23.0) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NU -5.3 (-4.3) 134.6 (+22.4) 68% ✓
Baseline ML NU -4.9 (-3.9) 134.4 (+22.6) 67% ✓

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 11, 2026 RUTG 77 – 75 NU
Jan 30, 2025 RUTG 79 – 72 NU
Feb 15, 2024 RUTG 63 – 60 NU
Mar 6, 2023 NU 65 – 53 RUTG
Jan 12, 2023 RUTG 65 – 62 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU RUTG
Overall 15-16 18-14
Conference 7-13 12-8
Home 10-6 14-3
Away 3-8 4-9
Neutral 2-2 0-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.4 68.5
Avg Pts Against 70.6 66.5
Massey 8.3 (#65) 3.7 (#113)
Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#122) 0.93 (#106)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.01 (#111) 1.37 (#95)
RPI 0.514 (#152) 0.514 (#155)
Shooting & Four Factors NU RUTG
FG% 43.3% 42.3%
3PT% 35.3% 33.3%
REB / G 35.9 37.4
OREB / G 10.2 11.1
AST / TO 1.79 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 47.6%
TOV% 13.1% 17.4%
ORB% 27.0% 30.2%
FT Rate 18.6% 17.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 18.8%
DRB% 76.2% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 19.6%

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