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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MD -9.4 (-6.4) 148.3 (-13.3) 81% ✓
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% ✓

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 74 – 61 MD
Feb 14, 2025 MD 83 – 75 NEB
Jan 27, 2024 MD 73 – 51 NEB
Feb 19, 2023 NEB 70 – 66 MD
Jan 28, 2023 MD 82 – 63 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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