I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · February 19, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MD -1.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual MD +16 164 Lost
Massey MD -4.2 (-11.8) — —
Massey Totals — 150.7 (+13.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 32% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MD -3.5 (-12.5) 149.5 (+14.5) 28% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MD -2.2 (-13.8) 150.1 (+13.9) 41% ✓
Baseline ML MD -2.3 (-13.7) 151.7 (+12.3) 38% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MD -2.7 (-13.3) 152.3 (+11.7) 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

Feb 26, 2026 NEB 74 – 61 MD
Feb 14, 2025 MD 83 – 75 NEB
Jan 19, 2025 MD 69 – 66 NEB
Jan 27, 2024 MD 73 – 51 NEB
Feb 19, 2023 NEB 70 – 66 MD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB MD
Overall 10-22 15-17
Conference 4-16 7-13
Home 7-12 10-8
Away 3-8 3-7
Neutral 0-2 2-2
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.3 70.9
Avg Pts Against 78.5 70.7
Massey -0.7 (#176) 6.3 (#88)
Bradley-Terry -0.34 (#208) 0.92 (#108)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#167) 1.27 (#100)
RPI 0.468 (#232) 0.534 (#116)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB MD
FG% 43.4% 42.7%
3PT% 30.7% 32.8%
REB / G 33.6 36.1
OREB / G 7.3 9.6
AST / TO 1.00 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 48.7%
TOV% 17.4% 17.7%
ORB% 19.7% 27.5%
FT Rate 23.2% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 15.6%
DRB% 68.2% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 16.9%

Game Analysis

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