And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
(2) Duke Blue Devils
85 – 76
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(7) Michigan State Spartans
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -6.5 Home covered
O/U 146.0 Over
Money DUKE -280 / MSU +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual DUKE +9 161 Won
Massey DUKE -6.1 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 144.9 (+16.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -4.5 (+4.5) 146.1 (+14.9) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -4.4 (+4.6) 145.1 (+15.9) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -4.2 (+4.8) 146.9 (+14.1) 66% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -4.6 (+4.4) 146.0 (+15.0) 67% ✓

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 6, 2025 DUKE 66 – 60 MSU
Nov 15, 2023 DUKE 74 – 65 MSU
Dec 2, 2020 MSU 75 – 69 DUKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DUKE MSU
Overall 32-7 23-13
Conference 16-4 11-9
Home 15-3 12-3
Away 9-2 5-6
Neutral 8-2 6-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.1 72.2
Avg Pts Against 67.8 69.0
Massey 17.4 (#11) 11.3 (#34)
Bradley-Terry 2.95 (#15) 2.52 (#25)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.81 (#10) 2.96 (#25)
RPI 0.605 (#17) 0.594 (#26)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE MSU
FG% 49.0% 45.7%
3PT% 36.9% 37.4%
REB / G 38.3 37.1
OREB / G 10.7 10.0
AST / TO 1.65 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 52.0%
TOV% 15.1% 19.0%
ORB% 31.9% 30.6%
FT Rate 20.7% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 15.3%
DRB% 71.4% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 12.7% 19.8%

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