Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · December 25, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -7.5 Away covered
O/U 150.0 Under
Money NEB +290 / MICH -350
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual MICH +11 149 Lost
Massey MICH -3.6 (-7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 142.4 (+6.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 1% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 0% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -3.7 (-7.3) 143.3 (+5.7) 35% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -2.2 (-8.8) 144.5 (+4.5) 48% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MICH -3.0 (-8.0) 146.1 (+2.9) 41% ✓
Baseline ML MICH -2.6 (-8.4) 144.3 (+4.7) 37% ✓

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 28, 2026 MICH 75 – 72 NEB
Feb 25, 2025 MICH 49 – 46 NEB
Mar 10, 2024 NEB 85 – 70 MICH
Feb 10, 2024 NEB 79 – 59 MICH
Feb 8, 2023 MICH 93 – 72 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB MICH
Overall 7-20 23-5
Conference 3-16 14-3
Home 6-9 13-1
Away 1-10 6-2
Neutral 0-1 4-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 68.4 75.8
Avg Pts Against 74.6 65.1
Massey 3.1 (#117) 10.9 (#39)
Bradley-Terry -1.09 (#234) 3.83 (#6)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.26 (#222) 6.55 (#2)
RPI 0.421 (#260) 0.722 (#6)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB MICH
FG% 40.3% 51.6%
3PT% 31.5% 35.7%
REB / G 39.4 40.8
OREB / G 11.6 9.3
AST / TO 1.01 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.6% 58.0%
TOV% 18.1% 18.1%
ORB% 28.3% 30.9%
FT Rate 24.7% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 42.2%
Opp TOV% 21.5% 15.1%
DRB% 71.2% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 21.1%

Game Analysis

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