Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · February 5, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 146.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual NU +24 150 Lost
Massey NU -5.8 (-18.2) — —
Massey Totals — 155.7 (-5.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 25% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 30% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NU -4.9 (-19.1) 150.6 (-0.6) 25% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NU -4.4 (-19.6) 151.5 (-1.5) 30% ✓
Baseline ML NU -4.8 (-19.2) 152.4 (-2.4) 30% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NU -4.0 (-20.0) 153.7 (-3.7) 30% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 14, 2026 NEB 68 – 49 NU
Jan 17, 2026 NEB 77 – 58 NU
Feb 16, 2025 NEB 68 – 64 NU
Feb 8, 2024 NU 80 – 68 NEB
Jan 20, 2024 NEB 75 – 69 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB NU
Overall 10-22 15-16
Conference 4-16 7-13
Home 7-12 10-6
Away 3-8 3-8
Neutral 0-2 2-2
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 72.4
Avg Pts Against 78.5 70.6
Massey -1.0 (#185) 8.0 (#72)
Bradley-Terry -0.67 (#232) 0.94 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.28 (#196) 1.15 (#105)
RPI 0.467 (#230) 0.520 (#142)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB NU
FG% 43.1% 43.5%
3PT% 30.3% 35.1%
REB / G 33.7 35.9
OREB / G 7.5 10.3
AST / TO 1.00 1.69
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 50.0%
TOV% 17.3% 13.9%
ORB% 20.1% 27.4%
FT Rate 23.3% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 19.6%
DRB% 67.3% 75.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 28.5%

Game Analysis

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