I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · February 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money MINN +360 / MSU -470
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +3 149 Won
Massey MSU -11.1 (+14.1) — —
Massey Totals — 130.7 (+18.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 6% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 3% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MSU -10.8 (+13.8) 133.9 (+15.1) 16% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -10.1 (+13.1) 135.7 (+13.3) 17% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -10.2 (+13.2) 133.6 (+15.4) 18% ✗
Baseline ML MSU -11.2 (+14.2) 131.8 (+17.2) 18% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 29, 2025 MSU 73 – 51 MINN
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 MINN MSU
Overall 15-18 27-8
Conference 8-12 15-5
Home 13-4 15-2
Away 2-9 6-4
Neutral 0-5 6-2
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 78.8
Avg Pts Against 68.5 68.3
Massey 7.0 (#85) 21.1 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#92) 4.03 (#9)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.29 (#88) 5.42 (#8)
RPI 0.500 (#179) 0.648 (#8)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN MSU
FG% 45.5% 47.4%
3PT% 32.7% 35.0%
REB / G 33.5 41.2
OREB / G 9.7 13.1
AST / TO 1.63 1.52
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 53.8%
TOV% 16.8% 18.0%
ORB% 29.5% 39.4%
FT Rate 27.9% 27.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 46.1%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 16.4%
DRB% 70.9% 78.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 21.9%

Game Analysis

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