Tire tracks all across your back - I can see you've had your fun. "Crosstown Traffic"- Jimi Hendrix
Big Ten Conference · Jersey Mike’s Arena · February 13, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread RUTG -8.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money RUTG -400 / NU +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total RUTG win
Actual RUTG +14 114 Won
Massey RUTG -7.3 (+6.7) — —
Massey Totals — 140.6 (-26.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RUTG -7.8 (+6.2) 138.3 (-24.3) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RUTG -6.0 (+8.0) 138.8 (-24.8) 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML RUTG -7.4 (+6.6) 138.8 (-24.8) 81% ✓
Baseline ML RUTG -7.9 (+6.1) 136.7 (-22.7) 79% ✓

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 11, 2026 RUTG 77 – 75 NU
Jan 30, 2025 RUTG 79 – 72 NU
Feb 15, 2024 RUTG 63 – 60 NU
Mar 6, 2023 NU 65 – 53 RUTG
Jan 12, 2023 RUTG 65 – 62 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RUTG NU
Overall 16-12 9-15
Conference 10-10 6-13
Home 10-4 7-6
Away 4-6 2-8
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.2 69.0
Avg Pts Against 67.6 71.0
Massey 12.5 (#29) 7.8 (#74)
Bradley-Terry 2.38 (#29) 0.94 (#102)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.35 (#20) 1.91 (#72)
RPI 0.584 (#42) 0.485 (#197)
Shooting & Four Factors RUTG NU
FG% 46.3% 44.7%
3PT% 33.1% 35.2%
REB / G 35.9 32.6
OREB / G 10.6 6.5
AST / TO 1.33 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 51.9%
TOV% 16.3% 16.0%
ORB% 29.4% 19.0%
FT Rate 17.5% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 17.0%
DRB% 70.5% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 25.8%

Game Analysis

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