The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · February 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -1.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money NEB -115 / ILL -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual ILL +9 147 Lost
Massey NEB -1.0 (-10.0) — —
Massey Totals — 148.2 (-1.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NEB -3.0 (-12.0) 144.0 (+3.0) 64% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEB -2.7 (-11.7) 148.5 (-1.5) 62% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -4.7 (-13.7) 142.4 (+4.6) 66% ✗
Baseline ML NEB -5.1 (-14.1) 143.9 (+3.1) 67% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 13, 2025 NEB 83 – 80 ILL
Jan 31, 2025 NEB 80 – 74 ILL
Mar 16, 2024 ILL 98 – 87 NEB
Feb 4, 2024 ILL 87 – 84 NEB
Feb 1, 2023 ILL 72 – 56 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB ILL
Overall 28-7 28-9
Conference 15-5 15-5
Home 16-2 14-3
Away 7-3 8-2
Neutral 5-2 6-4
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 83.2
Avg Pts Against 66.1 68.8
Massey 20.2 (#13) 22.2 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 5.21 (#3) 4.12 (#7)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.86 (#5) 5.47 (#8)
RPI 0.671 (#5) 0.646 (#11)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB ILL
FG% 47.5% 46.9%
3PT% 35.4% 35.9%
REB / G 35.8 41.2
OREB / G 8.8 13.4
AST / TO 2.04 1.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 56.0%
TOV% 13.3% 14.1%
ORB% 26.5% 39.9%
FT Rate 20.7% 26.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.9% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 11.9%
DRB% 73.1% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 16.9% 13.5%

Game Analysis

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