I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
Big Ten Conference · Mackey Arena · March 3, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -1.5 Home covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Money PUR -120 / WIS +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +4 142 Won
Massey PUR -2.2 (+1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 127.3 (+14.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -4.3 (-0.3) 130.5 (+11.5) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -2.6 (+1.4) 129.2 (+12.8) 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -3.9 (+0.1) 131.1 (+10.9) 70% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -4.0 (-0.0) 132.1 (+9.9) 75% ✓

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 7, 2026 WIS 97 – 93 PUR
Jan 4, 2026 PUR 89 – 73 WIS
Feb 15, 2025 WIS 94 – 84 PUR
Mar 16, 2024 WIS 76 – 75 PUR
Mar 10, 2024 PUR 78 – 70 WIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR WIS
Overall 18-10 18-13
Conference 13-6 10-10
Home 11-1 11-5
Away 5-6 5-6
Neutral 2-3 2-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 71.0 69.9
Avg Pts Against 66.7 64.6
Massey 14.1 (#23) 14.4 (#17)
Bradley-Terry 2.54 (#19) 2.28 (#26)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.46 (#13) 3.28 (#17)
RPI 0.592 (#31) 0.552 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR WIS
FG% 45.0% 41.9%
3PT% 33.6% 35.7%
REB / G 37.8 34.3
OREB / G 10.9 8.4
AST / TO 1.11 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 49.2%
TOV% 18.9% 13.4%
ORB% 32.1% 23.7%
FT Rate 21.9% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 18.2%
DRB% 76.2% 76.2%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 19.8%

Game Analysis

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