That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Big Ten Conference · Crisler Center · January 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -11.5 Away covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money MICH -700 / NEB +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total MICH win
Actual MICH +3 147 Won
Massey MICH -13.3 (-10.3) — —
Massey Totals — 154.2 (-7.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 31% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 33% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -10.7 (-7.7) 147.5 (-0.5) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -11.4 (-8.4) 148.3 (-1.3) 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MICH -11.4 (-8.4) 148.7 (-1.7) 79% ✓
Baseline ML MICH -10.8 (-7.8) 147.7 (-0.7) 83% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 25, 2025 MICH 49 – 46 NEB
Mar 10, 2024 NEB 85 – 70 MICH
Feb 10, 2024 NEB 79 – 59 MICH
Feb 8, 2023 MICH 93 – 72 NEB
Feb 2, 2022 MICH 85 – 79 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MICH NEB
Overall 37-3 28-7
Conference 19-1 15-5
Home 14-1 16-2
Away 11-0 7-3
Neutral 12-2 5-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak W6 L1
Avg Pts For 87.3 77.0
Avg Pts Against 69.5 66.1
Massey 29.8 (#1) 19.7 (#15)
Bradley-Terry 4.41 (#5) 5.78 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.28 (#5) 7.60 (#2)
RPI 0.689 (#1) 0.674 (#5)
Shooting & Four Factors MICH NEB
FG% 51.7% 47.6%
3PT% 35.0% 35.5%
REB / G 42.3 36.5
OREB / G 11.5 8.9
AST / TO 1.56 2.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.2% 56.6%
TOV% 16.5% 13.1%
ORB% 35.6% 26.7%
FT Rate 29.9% 21.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.9% 46.7%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 18.8%
DRB% 72.0% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.4% 16.1%

Game Analysis

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