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Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · February 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money MINN +138 / MSU -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +3 115 Won
Massey MSU -4.5 (+7.5) — —
Massey Totals — 136.9 (-21.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 42% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MSU -3.1 (+6.1) 137.4 (-22.4) 41% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -2.5 (+5.5) 136.2 (-21.2) 39% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -2.6 (+5.6) 136.3 (-21.3) 39% ✗
Baseline ML MSU -2.6 (+5.6) 136.6 (-21.6) 38% ✗

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
Dec 5, 2024 MSU 90 – 72 MINN
Mar 14, 2024 MSU 77 – 67 MINN
Jan 18, 2024 MSU 76 – 66 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN MSU
Overall 19-15 20-15
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 16-4 14-4
Away 3-9 3-7
Neutral 0-2 3-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.0 72.9
Avg Pts Against 71.9 66.1
Massey 7.6 (#75) 15.5 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 0.98 (#104) 1.81 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.46 (#92) 2.49 (#35)
RPI 0.515 (#145) 0.579 (#55)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN MSU
FG% 47.7% 47.4%
3PT% 33.8% 36.5%
REB / G 37.1 35.1
OREB / G 10.8 10.2
AST / TO 1.49 1.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 53.1%
TOV% 18.2% 14.9%
ORB% 32.2% 30.2%
FT Rate 23.8% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 18.9%
DRB% 71.5% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 22.9%

Game Analysis

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