I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
Big Ten Conference · XFINITY Center · January 19, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MD -9.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money MD -500 / NEB +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total MD win
Actual MD +3 135 Won
Massey MD -10.9 (-7.9)
Massey Totals 147.8 (-12.8)
Bradley-Terry 56%
Weighted B-T 60%
Efficiency Plus ML MD -8.4 (-5.4) 146.1 (-11.1) 82%
Baseline Tuned ML MD -9.0 (-6.0) 146.9 (-11.9) 81%
Baseline ML MD -8.7 (-5.7) 148.0 (-13.0) 83%
Baseline Plus ML MD -9.4 (-6.4) 148.3 (-13.3) 81%

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 26, 2026 NEB 7461 MD
Feb 14, 2025 MD 8375 NEB
Jan 27, 2024 MD 7351 NEB
Feb 19, 2023 NEB 7066 MD
Jan 28, 2023 MD 8263 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MD NEB
Overall 27-9 21-14
Conference 14-6 7-13
Home 17-2 10-6
Away 5-5 5-7
Neutral 5-2 6-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 W4
Avg Pts For 81.1 76.0
Avg Pts Against 67.2 72.6
Massey 18.1 (#16) 10.8 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 1.75 (#54) 2.17 (#40)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.67 (#47) 3.03 (#37)
RPI 0.555 (#81) 0.608 (#32)
Shooting & Four Factors MD NEB
FG% 48.9% 46.3%
3PT% 35.9% 33.8%
REB / G 37.3 36.5
OREB / G 11.2 9.6
AST / TO 1.47 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 52.8%
TOV% 14.9% 17.4%
ORB% 33.1% 28.9%
FT Rate 24.0% 29.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 22.1% 19.3%
DRB% 73.9% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.5% 19.1%

Game Analysis

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