I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
Big Ten Conference · Kohl Center · January 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -5.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money WIS +210 / PUR -258
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIS win
Actual PUR +16 162 Lost
Massey PUR -8.9 (-7.1) — —
Massey Totals — 154.5 (+7.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 10% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 3% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -5.0 (-11.0) 145.6 (+16.4) 24% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -4.9 (-11.1) 145.0 (+17.0) 28% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -5.7 (-10.3) 146.7 (+15.3) 23% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -6.4 (-9.6) 146.4 (+15.6) 26% ✓

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 7, 2026 WIS 97 – 93 PUR
Feb 15, 2025 WIS 94 – 84 PUR
Mar 16, 2024 WIS 76 – 75 PUR
Mar 10, 2024 PUR 78 – 70 WIS
Feb 4, 2024 PUR 75 – 69 WIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIS PUR
Overall 24-11 30-9
Conference 14-6 13-7
Home 15-2 12-5
Away 6-5 8-3
Neutral 3-4 10-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 83.0 81.6
Avg Pts Against 76.1 70.5
Massey 10.5 (#56) 23.3 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 1.64 (#70) 4.52 (#8)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.58 (#56) 6.72 (#8)
RPI 0.568 (#73) 0.667 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors WIS PUR
FG% 45.2% 51.4%
3PT% 33.6% 39.9%
REB / G 38.2 40.0
OREB / G 11.2 12.5
AST / TO 1.54 2.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 59.3%
TOV% 14.7% 15.2%
ORB% 30.8% 40.6%
FT Rate 26.8% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 15.8%
DRB% 75.9% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 14.7%

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