He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · December 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money MINN +175 / MSU -210
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MSU +18 162 Lost
Massey MSU -5.6 (-12.4) — —
Massey Totals — 126.6 (+35.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 21% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 10% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -5.3 (-12.7) 131.3 (+30.7) 27% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -3.7 (-14.3) 131.3 (+30.7) 28% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -4.4 (-13.6) 132.8 (+29.2) 32% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -4.6 (-13.4) 132.4 (+29.6) 29% ✓

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 5, 2026 MINN 76 – 73 MSU
Jan 29, 2025 MSU 73 – 51 MINN
Mar 14, 2024 MSU 77 – 67 MINN
Feb 7, 2024 MINN 59 – 56 MSU
Jan 18, 2024 MSU 76 – 66 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN MSU
Overall 15-17 30-7
Conference 7-13 17-3
Home 10-9 15-1
Away 5-5 8-2
Neutral 0-3 7-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 68.1 77.7
Avg Pts Against 69.7 67.1
Massey 0.5 (#150) 11.2 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#129) 2.71 (#29)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.85 (#120) 4.13 (#26)
RPI 0.488 (#187) 0.618 (#35)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN MSU
FG% 42.8% 47.2%
3PT% 29.3% 22.4%
REB / G 34.9 40.4
OREB / G 10.7 12.0
AST / TO 1.50 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.2% 50.9%
TOV% 16.4% 16.4%
ORB% 29.9% 34.5%
FT Rate 21.3% 30.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 18.0%
DRB% 71.5% 76.9%
Opp FT Rate 16.8% 21.9%

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