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Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -4.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money NU +155 / WIS -185
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual WIS +6 144 Lost
Massey WIS -3.1 (-2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 146.0 (-2.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 28% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 22% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIS -2.5 (-3.5) 147.0 (-3.0) 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIS -1.1 (-4.9) 145.3 (-1.3) 50% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -2.3 (-3.7) 145.2 (-1.2) 40% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -2.3 (-3.7) 145.8 (-1.8) 41% ✓

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
Mar 15, 2024 WIS 70 – 61 NU
Jan 13, 2024 WIS 71 – 63 NU
Feb 5, 2023 NU 54 – 52 WIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU WIS
Overall 17-16 27-10
Conference 7-13 13-7
Home 12-5 14-3
Away 2-9 6-5
Neutral 3-2 7-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 80.1
Avg Pts Against 69.2 70.9
Massey 10.9 (#54) 17.2 (#20)
Bradley-Terry 1.35 (#73) 2.86 (#22)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.06 (#66) 3.99 (#19)
RPI 0.547 (#89) 0.625 (#20)
Shooting & Four Factors NU WIS
FG% 44.3% 46.7%
3PT% 33.1% 36.1%
REB / G 34.3 35.8
OREB / G 11.1 9.1
AST / TO 1.47 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 55.2%
TOV% 14.7% 14.9%
ORB% 31.2% 28.3%
FT Rate 23.8% 30.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 15.5%
DRB% 70.5% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 26.2% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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