I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Big Ten Conference · Kohl Center · December 31, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -8.5 Home covered
O/U 142.0 Under
Money WIS -420 / MINN +340
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIS win
Actual WIS +12 130 Won
Massey WIS -7.8 (+4.2) — —
Massey Totals — 149.5 (-19.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 36% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 30% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -6.2 (+5.8) 148.0 (-18.0) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIS -5.7 (+6.3) 145.9 (-15.9) 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIS -6.0 (+6.0) 147.9 (-17.9) 75% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -6.1 (+5.9) 148.2 (-18.2) 74% ✓

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 29, 2026 WIS 67 – 63 MINN
Jan 14, 2026 WIS 78 – 75 MINN
Mar 6, 2025 WIS 74 – 67 MINN
Jan 11, 2025 WIS 80 – 59 MINN
Jan 24, 2024 WIS 61 – 59 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIS MINN
Overall 18-13 14-15
Conference 10-10 6-14
Home 11-5 13-4
Away 5-6 0-10
Neutral 2-2 1-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.9 72.5
Avg Pts Against 64.6 73.2
Massey 13.8 (#18) 10.0 (#46)
Bradley-Terry 1.92 (#50) 3.13 (#13)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.29 (#42) 4.84 (#12)
RPI 0.580 (#67) 0.621 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors WIS MINN
FG% 46.2% 43.3%
3PT% 41.5% 31.1%
REB / G 34.5 39.8
OREB / G 7.5 11.0
AST / TO 1.80 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 49.6%
TOV% 12.3% 15.2%
ORB% 23.4% 28.6%
FT Rate 28.4% 36.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.2% 45.0%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 18.9%
DRB% 78.5% 67.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 23.1%

Game Analysis

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