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2026-01-04

Model Predictions

Model Purdue Boilermakers Nebraska Cornhuskers Spread Result
Elo 26.3% 73.7% -
Bradley-Terry 26.8% 73.2% -
Margin 5.2% 94.8% +15.9 (0.1 off)
Pythagorean 29.1% 70.9% -
Efficiency 1.1% 98.9% -
Adjusted Efficiency 2.4% 97.6% -
Log Adjusted 1.9% 98.1% -
Points Off/Def 18.0% 82.0% -

Actual: Nebraska Cornhuskers +16 (78-62). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Purdue Boilermakers

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
M. Layden-Zay 40 2-7 2-6 0-0 1 3 1 0 2 6 2 -7.6
T. Daye 35 4-12 0-2 4-6 6 6 2 0 4 12 10 -7.1
H. Karsh 32 4-9 1-4 0-0 2 2 3 0 2 9 5 -6.7
K. Puryear 21 5-7 0-0 0-0 6 0 2 1 0 10 12 -1.4
M. Layden 19 2-2 2-2 0-0 5 2 1 0 2 6 10 -1.9
N. Smith 18 1-3 1-3 2-2 2 0 1 0 2 5 3 -7.1
K. Smith 17 3-6 2-3 2-2 0 0 1 0 2 10 3 -17.2
L. McCarthy 12 1-4 0-0 0-2 1 1 0 0 2 2 -2 -8.8
A. Gordon 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 1 0 2 6 +3.4

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
B. Prince 36 5-12 4-6 3-3 5 2 2 1 2 17 13 +14.5
C. Hake 33 3-6 3-5 2-2 3 2 1 0 1 11 10 +16.4
E. Maupin 24 4-5 0-0 5-6 2 0 0 2 1 13 11 +13.5
A. Hargrove 22 3-5 3-3 4-4 4 0 0 0 2 13 10 +3.2
J. Petrie 21 3-8 0-1 2-4 5 0 1 2 1 8 7 +12.9
C. Johnson 18 3-4 0-1 1-2 2 1 1 0 1 7 6 +9.8
L. Nissley 17 2-2 1-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 4 5 4 +4.9
H. Weaver 10 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 3 5 -1.1
P. Bozan 9 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -3 -2.9
K. Williams 7 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 -3.0
E. Fisher 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 +5.4

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