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Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · January 29, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -14.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money MSU -1600 / MINN +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +22 124 Won
Massey MSU -15.7 (+6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 139.6 (-15.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -14.6 (+7.4) 143.1 (-19.1) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -13.3 (+8.7) 142.4 (-18.4) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -13.9 (+8.1) 143.6 (-19.6) 88% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -13.7 (+8.3) 143.5 (-19.5) 88% ✓

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
Dec 5, 2024 MSU 90 – 72 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 MSU MINN
Overall 30-7 15-17
Conference 17-3 7-13
Home 15-1 10-9
Away 8-2 5-5
Neutral 7-4 0-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 77.7 68.1
Avg Pts Against 67.1 69.7
Massey 17.6 (#17) 5.2 (#97)
Bradley-Terry 3.60 (#7) 1.33 (#76)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.49 (#8) 2.02 (#67)
RPI 0.636 (#18) 0.545 (#97)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU MINN
FG% 47.5% 44.6%
3PT% 28.7% 32.2%
REB / G 40.9 34.9
OREB / G 12.2 10.7
AST / TO 1.51 1.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 50.5%
TOV% 17.1% 15.7%
ORB% 36.7% 30.0%
FT Rate 32.2% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 16.5%
DRB% 73.8% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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