I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Big Ten Conference · XFINITY Center · February 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -15.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money MD +950 / PUR -1650
Model Predictions
Spread Total MD win
Actual PUR +30 156 Lost
Massey PUR -17.7 (-12.3) — —
Massey Totals — 150.2 (+5.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 7% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 3% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -13.8 (-16.2) 143.2 (+12.8) 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -11.4 (-18.6) 144.4 (+11.6) 18% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -12.7 (-17.3) 144.1 (+11.9) 15% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -13.6 (-16.4) 144.8 (+11.2) 14% ✓

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 8, 2024 PUR 83 – 78 MD
Jan 3, 2024 PUR 67 – 53 MD
Feb 16, 2023 MD 68 – 54 PUR
Jan 22, 2023 PUR 58 – 55 MD
Feb 13, 2022 PUR 62 – 61 MD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MD PUR
Overall 12-21 30-9
Conference 4-16 13-7
Home 7-8 12-5
Away 2-10 8-3
Neutral 3-3 10-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.7 81.6
Avg Pts Against 76.6 70.5
Massey 0.9 (#150) 21.6 (#8)
Bradley-Terry 0.38 (#131) 3.53 (#15)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.54 (#122) 4.67 (#13)
RPI 0.509 (#155) 0.650 (#8)
Shooting & Four Factors MD PUR
FG% 40.2% 51.1%
3PT% 32.2% 38.2%
REB / G 35.8 36.2
OREB / G 12.4 11.1
AST / TO 0.84 2.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.6% 58.5%
TOV% 18.0% 13.9%
ORB% 32.9% 35.9%
FT Rate 29.4% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.7% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 16.2%
DRB% 69.0% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 16.0%

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