I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML PUR -5.0 (-11.0) 145.6 (+16.4) 24%

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 9793 PUR
Feb 15, 2025 WIS 9484 PUR
Mar 16, 2024 WIS 7675 PUR
Mar 10, 2024 PUR 7870 WIS
Feb 4, 2024 PUR 7569 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%

Game Analysis

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