He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Michigan State Spartans
77 – 67
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten Conference · Target Center (Neutral) · March 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money MSU -333 / MINN +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +10 144 Won
Massey MSU -7.3 (+2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 135.9 (+8.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -5.7 (+4.3) 134.4 (+9.6) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -5.6 (+4.4) 134.0 (+10.0) 72% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -5.8 (+4.2) 134.7 (+9.3) 71% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -5.7 (+4.3) 133.4 (+10.6) 71% ✓

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
Feb 7, 2024 MINN 59 – 56 MSU
Jan 18, 2024 MSU 76 – 66 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU MINN
Overall 20-15 19-15
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 14-4 16-4
Away 3-7 3-9
Neutral 3-4 0-2
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 75.0
Avg Pts Against 66.1 71.9
Massey 14.8 (#20) 7.5 (#74)
Bradley-Terry 1.63 (#58) 1.10 (#92)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.35 (#44) 1.54 (#88)
RPI 0.570 (#56) 0.505 (#166)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU MINN
FG% 46.0% 47.2%
3PT% 36.0% 35.8%
REB / G 34.7 35.4
OREB / G 10.1 10.3
AST / TO 1.67 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 54.2%
TOV% 14.5% 17.6%
ORB% 29.6% 31.0%
FT Rate 21.2% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 16.0%
DRB% 71.1% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 21.6%

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