I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · February 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money NU -380 / MD +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual NU +4 152 Won
Massey NU -10.8 (-6.8)
Massey Totals 146.4 (+5.6)
Bradley-Terry 59%
Weighted B-T 64%
Efficiency Plus ML NU -7.5 (-3.5) 139.2 (+12.8) 72%
Baseline Tuned ML NU -8.6 (-4.6) 140.1 (+11.9) 80%
Baseline ML NU -8.1 (-4.1) 139.4 (+12.6) 79%
Baseline Plus ML NU -7.7 (-3.7) 140.7 (+11.3) 76%

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, 2025 MD 7461 NU
Jan 17, 2025 NU 7674 MD
Feb 29, 2024 NU 6861 MD
Jan 18, 2024 NU 7269 MD
Feb 26, 2023 MD 7559 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU MD
Overall 15-19 12-21
Conference 5-15 4-16
Home 9-8 7-8
Away 3-8 2-10
Neutral 3-3 3-3
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.1 69.7
Avg Pts Against 72.0 76.6
Massey 9.0 (#68) 1.2 (#148)
Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#101) 0.79 (#95)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.95 (#97) 0.96 (#96)
RPI 0.511 (#155) 0.514 (#148)
Shooting & Four Factors NU MD
FG% 45.5% 40.8%
3PT% 31.1% 31.8%
REB / G 31.8 35.0
OREB / G 9.2 12.2
AST / TO 1.99 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 48.1%
TOV% 12.8% 18.3%
ORB% 27.5% 33.3%
FT Rate 25.9% 28.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 55.1%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 16.2%
DRB% 65.5% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.1% 25.4%

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