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Northwestern Wildcats
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FINAL CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic
Oklahoma State Cowboys
United Center · November 28, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money NU -148 / OKST +124
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual OKST +5 167 Lost
Massey NU -6.8 (-11.8)
Massey Totals 160.6 (+6.4)
Bradley-Terry 69%
Weighted B-T 54%
Baseline Plus ML NU -8.1 (-13.1) 154.1 (+12.9) 72%
Model 4 ML NU -6.7 (-11.7) 152.1 (+14.9) 76%
Model 3 ML NU -6.1 (-11.1) 151.4 (+15.6) 69%
Baseline ML NU -6.9 (-11.9) 152.2 (+14.8) 74%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU OKST
Overall 15-19 20-15
Conference 5-15 6-12
Home 9-8 15-6
Away 3-8 3-7
Neutral 3-3 2-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.1 83.9
Avg Pts Against 72.0 83.2
Massey 12.0 (#43) 10.9 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 1.66 (#68) 1.95 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.97 (#81) 3.04 (#53)
RPI 0.618 (#34) 0.559 (#90)
Shooting & Four Factors NU OKST
FG% 51.9% 49.7%
3PT% 41.9% 33.8%
REB / G 33.5 44.0
OREB / G 9.0 12.0
AST / TO 2.13 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.4% 55.9%
TOV% 12.9% 18.4%
ORB% 30.0% 33.8%
FT Rate 28.2% 30.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.9% 46.0%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 18.8%
DRB% 63.6% 74.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 22.6%

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