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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NU -7.7 (-3.7) 140.7 (+11.3) 76% ✓
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% ✓

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 74 – 61 NU
Jan 17, 2025 NU 76 – 74 MD
Feb 29, 2024 NU 68 – 61 MD
Jan 18, 2024 NU 72 – 69 MD
Feb 26, 2023 MD 75 – 59 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%

Game Analysis

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