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Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · February 20, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -7.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money NEB +300 / PUR -300
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual PUR +17 133 Lost
Massey PUR -7.6 (-9.4) — —
Massey Totals — 135.5 (-2.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -6.4 (-10.6) 135.5 (-2.5) 25% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -6.8 (-10.2) 136.0 (-3.0) 30% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -6.0 (-11.0) 135.7 (-2.7) 29% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -6.3 (-10.7) 134.1 (-1.1) 26% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 13, 2026 PUR 74 – 58 NEB
Feb 11, 2026 PUR 80 – 77 NEB
Jan 12, 2025 PUR 104 – 68 NEB
Jan 10, 2024 NEB 88 – 72 PUR
Jan 14, 2023 PUR 73 – 55 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB PUR
Overall 7-20 18-10
Conference 3-16 13-6
Home 6-9 11-1
Away 1-10 5-6
Neutral 0-1 2-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 68.4 71.0
Avg Pts Against 74.6 66.7
Massey 3.0 (#125) 13.0 (#29)
Bradley-Terry -0.18 (#187) 2.54 (#22)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.13 (#176) 3.56 (#14)
RPI 0.469 (#218) 0.595 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB PUR
FG% 39.7% 44.6%
3PT% 31.8% 33.6%
REB / G 36.3 37.1
OREB / G 9.6 11.1
AST / TO 0.89 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.2% 50.8%
TOV% 18.9% 18.9%
ORB% 24.4% 32.6%
FT Rate 21.7% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 17.4%
DRB% 71.5% 75.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 21.2%

Game Analysis

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