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Nebraska Cornhuskers
58 – 74
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Purdue Boilermakers
Big Ten Conference · United Center (Neutral) · March 13, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -4.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money NEB +160 / PUR -192
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual PUR +16 132 Lost
Massey PUR -2.6 (-13.4) — —
Massey Totals — 143.7 (-11.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PUR -1.2 (-14.8) 140.8 (-8.8) 49% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -2.5 (-13.5) 140.4 (-8.4) 40% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -0.5 (-15.5) 140.8 (-8.8) 46% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -0.5 (-15.5) 142.0 (-10.0) 49% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

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
Dec 10, 2022 PUR 65 – 62 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB PUR
Overall 28-7 30-9
Conference 15-5 13-7
Home 16-2 12-5
Away 7-3 8-3
Neutral 5-2 10-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 81.6
Avg Pts Against 66.1 70.5
Massey 18.8 (#17) 21.4 (#9)
Bradley-Terry 3.57 (#11) 3.22 (#16)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.30 (#12) 4.17 (#14)
RPI 0.617 (#20) 0.615 (#22)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB PUR
FG% 46.7% 50.0%
3PT% 35.4% 38.4%
REB / G 35.1 35.5
OREB / G 8.7 11.3
AST / TO 1.85 2.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 57.8%
TOV% 14.4% 13.7%
ORB% 26.2% 36.3%
FT Rate 20.8% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 15.9%
DRB% 72.7% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 17.9% 19.6%

Game Analysis

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