The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Sanford Pentagon (Neutral) · November 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -1.5 Home covered
O/U 163.5 Over
Money NEB -125 / OU +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual NEB +6 204 Won
Massey NEB -1.2 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 149.3 (+54.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NEB -1.1 (+4.9) 143.7 (+60.3) 43% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEB -0.5 (+5.5) 150.2 (+53.8) 42% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -0.6 (+5.4) 140.4 (+63.6) 53% ✓
Baseline ML NEB -1.4 (+4.6) 141.4 (+62.6) 52% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 24, 2022 OU 69 – 56 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB OU
Overall 28-7 21-16
Conference 15-5 7-11
Home 16-2 11-5
Away 7-3 4-7
Neutral 5-2 6-4
Last 5 3-0 2-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 82.9
Avg Pts Against 66.1 77.4
Massey 8.5 (#57) 7.3 (#65)
Bradley-Terry 1.08 (#103) 0.35 (#159)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#104) 0.68 (#145)
RPI 0.529 (#163) 0.488 (#195)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB OU
FG% 47.4% 48.7%
3PT% 33.7% 32.6%
REB / G 41.7 41.7
OREB / G 11.7 13.7
AST / TO 2.03 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 55.9%
TOV% 14.6% 16.5%
ORB% 31.8% 38.3%
FT Rate 18.8% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 37.9% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 22.2% 16.6%
DRB% 69.8% 65.6%
Opp FT Rate 11.3% 11.5%

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