This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Big Ten Conference · Mackey Arena · December 25, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -6.0 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money PUR -250 / MD +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +3 143 Won
Massey PUR -1.7 (+1.3) — —
Massey Totals — 142.1 (+0.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -1.5 (+1.5) 139.8 (+3.2) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -2.2 (+0.8) 135.9 (+7.1) 61% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -1.5 (+1.5) 137.0 (+6.0) 59% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -1.6 (+1.4) 139.2 (+3.8) 55% ✓

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 1, 2026 PUR 93 – 63 MD
Dec 8, 2024 PUR 83 – 78 MD
Jan 3, 2024 PUR 67 – 53 MD
Feb 16, 2023 MD 68 – 54 PUR
Jan 22, 2023 PUR 58 – 55 MD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR MD
Overall 18-10 17-14
Conference 13-6 9-11
Home 11-1 11-6
Away 5-6 4-6
Neutral 2-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 71.0 67.8
Avg Pts Against 66.7 65.9
Massey 8.6 (#57) 11.2 (#37)
Bradley-Terry 1.67 (#63) 2.18 (#43)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.74 (#61) 3.35 (#46)
RPI 0.603 (#49) 0.650 (#20)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR MD
FG% 46.6% 48.8%
3PT% 38.0% 34.9%
REB / G 36.9 37.3
OREB / G 10.8 9.6
AST / TO 1.23 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 55.5%
TOV% 21.0% 16.8%
ORB% 33.8% 30.6%
FT Rate 18.1% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 17.4%
DRB% 78.1% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 12.4%

Game Analysis

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