I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · February 26, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MINN -4.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money MINN -188 / NU +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual NU +8 126 Lost
Massey MINN -4.8 (-12.8) — —
Massey Totals — 147.3 (-21.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MINN -6.0 (-14.0) 144.7 (-18.7) 75% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MINN -4.7 (-12.7) 144.4 (-18.4) 72% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MINN -6.2 (-14.2) 146.9 (-20.9) 76% ✗
Baseline ML MINN -6.3 (-14.3) 143.8 (-17.8) 72% ✗

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 8, 2026 MINN 67 – 66 NU
Jan 3, 2026 MINN 84 – 78 NU
Mar 12, 2025 NU 72 – 64 MINN
Feb 26, 2025 NU 75 – 63 MINN
Mar 10, 2024 NU 90 – 66 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN NU
Overall 14-15 9-15
Conference 6-14 6-13
Home 13-4 7-6
Away 0-10 2-8
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 69.0
Avg Pts Against 73.2 71.0
Massey 9.9 (#56) 7.4 (#79)
Bradley-Terry 2.18 (#38) 0.69 (#120)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.08 (#26) 1.61 (#81)
RPI 0.548 (#85) 0.464 (#233)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN NU
FG% 40.3% 43.7%
3PT% 29.6% 34.2%
REB / G 36.3 32.4
OREB / G 11.5 6.5
AST / TO 1.31 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.4% 50.6%
TOV% 15.3% 16.4%
ORB% 29.3% 19.0%
FT Rate 28.2% 19.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 17.1%
DRB% 67.6% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 25.4%

Game Analysis

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