And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -4.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money MINN +170 / NEB -205
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual NEB +19 133 Lost
Massey NEB -8.8 (-10.2) — —
Massey Totals — 136.1 (-3.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 2% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 1% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NEB -7.3 (-11.7) 135.4 (-2.4) 23% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEB -6.0 (-13.0) 139.2 (-6.2) 26% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -7.4 (-11.6) 133.9 (-0.9) 23% ✓
Baseline ML NEB -7.0 (-12.0) 134.4 (-1.4) 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 1, 2025 MINN 67 – 65 NEB
Feb 25, 2024 NEB 73 – 55 MINN
Dec 7, 2023 MINN 76 – 65 NEB
Mar 9, 2023 MINN 78 – 75 NEB
Feb 25, 2023 NEB 78 – 67 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN NEB
Overall 15-18 28-7
Conference 8-12 15-5
Home 13-4 16-2
Away 2-9 7-3
Neutral 0-5 5-2
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 77.0
Avg Pts Against 68.5 66.1
Massey 7.1 (#90) 19.1 (#17)
Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#87) 5.60 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.59 (#87) 7.33 (#2)
RPI 0.512 (#141) 0.676 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN NEB
FG% 45.4% 47.6%
3PT% 32.9% 35.6%
REB / G 34.2 36.3
OREB / G 10.2 8.9
AST / TO 1.68 2.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 56.7%
TOV% 16.5% 13.2%
ORB% 30.7% 26.8%
FT Rate 29.5% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 18.8%
DRB% 70.5% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 16.3%

Game Analysis

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