Funky Claude was running in and out / pulling kids out the ground "Smoke On the Water" - Deep Purple
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -17.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money NEB -2100 / PSU +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual NEB +23 151 Won
Massey NEB -19.9 (+3.1) — —
Massey Totals — 148.4 (+2.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NEB -17.5 (+5.5) 143.5 (+7.5) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEB -15.2 (+7.8) 145.8 (+5.2) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -16.4 (+6.6) 143.9 (+7.1) 90% ✓
Baseline ML NEB -17.3 (+5.7) 144.7 (+6.3) 90% ✓

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 19, 2025 PSU 89 – 72 NEB
Feb 17, 2024 NEB 68 – 49 PSU
Feb 5, 2023 NEB 72 – 63 PSU
Jan 21, 2023 PSU 76 – 65 NEB
Feb 28, 2022 NEB 93 – 70 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB PSU
Overall 28-7 12-20
Conference 15-5 3-17
Home 16-2 9-8
Away 7-3 2-9
Neutral 5-2 1-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 77.0 73.7
Avg Pts Against 66.1 79.3
Massey 19.4 (#17) 2.5 (#130)
Bradley-Terry 3.76 (#12) 0.28 (#141)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.64 (#11) 0.12 (#159)
RPI 0.628 (#20) 0.493 (#200)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB PSU
FG% 46.9% 46.9%
3PT% 35.6% 32.1%
REB / G 35.1 29.6
OREB / G 8.5 8.9
AST / TO 1.90 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 53.0%
TOV% 14.1% 14.8%
ORB% 25.4% 27.2%
FT Rate 20.1% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 58.1%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 18.3%
DRB% 72.2% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 21.3%

Game Analysis

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