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Big Ten Conference · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · December 24, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread IU -9.0 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money IU -440 / NU +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total IU win
Actual NU +7 141 Lost
Massey IU -6.0 (-13.0) — —
Massey Totals — 142.4 (-1.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IU -5.7 (-12.7) 142.5 (-1.5) 75% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IU -4.6 (-11.6) 141.9 (-0.9) 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IU -5.4 (-12.4) 147.5 (-6.5) 65% ✗
Baseline ML IU -5.6 (-12.6) 142.2 (-1.2) 65% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 11, 2026 NU 74 – 61 IU
Feb 25, 2026 NU 72 – 68 IU
Jan 23, 2025 NU 79 – 70 IU
Feb 18, 2024 NU 76 – 72 IU
Feb 16, 2023 NU 64 – 62 IU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IU NU
Overall 12-15 9-15
Conference 7-12 6-13
Home 6-6 7-6
Away 3-7 2-8
Neutral 3-2 0-1
Last 5 3-2 3-1
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 69.7 69.0
Avg Pts Against 69.4 71.0
Massey 11.7 (#35) 9.9 (#46)
Bradley-Terry 2.29 (#42) 0.39 (#138)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.61 (#36) 2.23 (#73)
RPI 0.600 (#50) 0.481 (#182)
Shooting & Four Factors IU NU
FG% 46.1% 48.3%
3PT% 33.6% 42.2%
REB / G 37.4 42.5
OREB / G 8.7 7.2
AST / TO 1.20 1.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 57.3%
TOV% 18.4% 14.7%
ORB% 25.4% 22.0%
FT Rate 30.7% 32.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.2% 39.8%
Opp TOV% 20.4% 14.7%
DRB% 73.1% 79.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 16.9%

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