We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · February 22, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -5.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money NU +210 / WIS -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual WIS +17 119 Lost
Massey WIS -3.6 (-13.4) — —
Massey Totals — 133.8 (-14.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 23% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -2.3 (-14.7) 134.1 (-15.1) 38% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIS -2.3 (-14.7) 133.0 (-14.0) 36% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIS -2.4 (-14.6) 135.9 (-16.9) 42% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -2.5 (-14.5) 133.1 (-14.1) 42% ✓

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 NU WIS
Overall 9-15 18-13
Conference 6-13 10-10
Home 7-6 11-5
Away 2-8 5-6
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.0 69.9
Avg Pts Against 71.0 64.6
Massey 8.1 (#73) 14.1 (#20)
Bradley-Terry 0.78 (#111) 2.37 (#29)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.76 (#73) 3.45 (#16)
RPI 0.468 (#223) 0.559 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors NU WIS
FG% 43.9% 42.4%
3PT% 34.4% 35.9%
REB / G 32.5 34.4
OREB / G 6.6 8.3
AST / TO 1.31 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 49.6%
TOV% 16.1% 13.6%
ORB% 19.2% 23.7%
FT Rate 19.7% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 17.7%
DRB% 73.7% 76.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 19.4%

Game Analysis

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