The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Big Ten Conference · Crisler Center · January 19, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -9.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money MICH -450 / NU +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total MICH win
Actual MICH +4 156 Won
Massey MICH -13.0 (-9.0) — —
Massey Totals — 148.0 (+8.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -11.8 (-7.8) 149.2 (+6.8) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -10.0 (-6.0) 149.2 (+6.8) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MICH -11.8 (-7.8) 148.7 (+7.3) 85% ✓
Baseline ML MICH -11.8 (-7.8) 149.9 (+6.1) 86% ✓

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 12, 2026 MICH 87 – 75 NU
Feb 23, 2024 NU 76 – 62 MICH
Feb 3, 2023 MICH 68 – 51 NU
Jan 15, 2023 MICH 85 – 78 NU
Jan 26, 2022 MICH 72 – 70 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MICH NU
Overall 27-10 17-16
Conference 14-6 7-13
Home 13-3 12-5
Away 7-3 2-9
Neutral 7-4 3-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.0 72.4
Avg Pts Against 71.5 69.2
Massey 20.0 (#9) 10.6 (#59)
Bradley-Terry 2.50 (#29) 1.52 (#66)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.84 (#23) 2.25 (#57)
RPI 0.643 (#14) 0.566 (#67)
Shooting & Four Factors MICH NU
FG% 51.5% 44.5%
3PT% 38.4% 31.5%
REB / G 39.2 34.6
OREB / G 11.2 11.2
AST / TO 1.23 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 60.0% 49.6%
TOV% 20.6% 14.7%
ORB% 36.0% 31.3%
FT Rate 25.5% 24.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.1% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 21.0%
DRB% 70.5% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 24.9%

Game Analysis

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