And of all my friends, you've been the best to me. / Soon will be the day when I repay you handsomely. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
Big Ten Conference · Kohl Center · January 21, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -11.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money WIS -700 / NU +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIS win
Actual WIS +16 120 Won
Massey WIS -9.1 (+6.9) — —
Massey Totals — 137.7 (-17.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -8.1 (+7.9) 137.8 (-17.8) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIS -7.6 (+8.4) 134.2 (-14.2) 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIS -8.9 (+7.1) 137.0 (-17.0) 80% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -8.0 (+8.0) 138.9 (-18.9) 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

Dec 4, 2025 WIS 85 – 73 NU
Mar 13, 2025 WIS 70 – 63 NU
Feb 1, 2025 WIS 75 – 69 NU
Mar 15, 2024 WIS 70 – 61 NU
Jan 13, 2024 WIS 71 – 63 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIS NU
Overall 18-13 9-15
Conference 10-10 6-13
Home 11-5 7-6
Away 5-6 2-8
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.9 69.0
Avg Pts Against 64.6 71.0
Massey 14.6 (#19) 8.2 (#65)
Bradley-Terry 2.93 (#17) 1.80 (#61)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.36 (#16) 3.02 (#43)
RPI 0.613 (#28) 0.533 (#112)
Shooting & Four Factors WIS NU
FG% 44.3% 45.0%
3PT% 39.1% 36.3%
REB / G 34.9 33.8
OREB / G 8.0 6.7
AST / TO 1.64 1.70
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 52.1%
TOV% 12.5% 14.1%
ORB% 23.6% 19.6%
FT Rate 25.0% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.1% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 16.0%
DRB% 75.9% 74.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 22.4%

Game Analysis

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