In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money NU -198 / MINN +164
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual MINN +6 162 Lost
Massey NU -9.4 (-15.4) — —
Massey Totals — 136.0 (+26.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NU -6.3 (-12.3) 134.2 (+27.8) 74% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NU -7.1 (-13.1) 133.3 (+28.7) 76% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NU -7.2 (-13.2) 132.9 (+29.1) 75% ✗
Baseline ML NU -7.4 (-13.4) 135.5 (+26.5) 75% ✗

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 8, 2026 MINN 67 – 66 NU
Mar 12, 2025 NU 72 – 64 MINN
Feb 26, 2025 NU 75 – 63 MINN
Mar 10, 2024 NU 90 – 66 MINN
Feb 3, 2024 MINN 75 – 66 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU MINN
Overall 15-19 15-18
Conference 5-15 8-12
Home 9-8 13-4
Away 3-8 2-9
Neutral 3-3 0-5
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.1 69.4
Avg Pts Against 72.0 68.5
Massey 9.9 (#64) 4.3 (#110)
Bradley-Terry 0.75 (#114) 0.52 (#131)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.96 (#112) 0.92 (#115)
RPI 0.525 (#121) 0.486 (#201)
Shooting & Four Factors NU MINN
FG% 48.9% 45.7%
3PT% 32.0% 33.7%
REB / G 34.8 35.8
OREB / G 10.1 11.0
AST / TO 2.03 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 53.0%
TOV% 13.4% 17.9%
ORB% 31.6% 33.2%
FT Rate 30.2% 30.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 18.4%
DRB% 66.2% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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