We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Big Ten Conference · Mackey Arena · February 27, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -5.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money PUR -278 / MSU +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual MSU +2 150 Lost
Massey PUR -5.4 (-7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 143.7 (+6.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PUR -6.4 (-8.4) 143.3 (+6.7) 72% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -6.4 (-8.4) 143.2 (+6.8) 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -6.7 (-8.7) 143.3 (+6.7) 74% ✗
Baseline ML PUR -6.4 (-8.4) 145.8 (+4.2) 78% ✗

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 19, 2025 MSU 75 – 66 PUR
Mar 15, 2024 PUR 67 – 62 MSU
Mar 3, 2024 PUR 80 – 74 MSU
Jan 29, 2023 PUR 77 – 61 MSU
Jan 16, 2023 PUR 64 – 63 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR MSU
Overall 30-9 27-8
Conference 13-7 15-5
Home 12-5 15-2
Away 8-3 6-4
Neutral 10-1 6-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.6 78.8
Avg Pts Against 70.5 68.3
Massey 22.6 (#8) 20.2 (#13)
Bradley-Terry 3.70 (#9) 3.47 (#15)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.68 (#10) 4.42 (#13)
RPI 0.639 (#10) 0.636 (#12)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR MSU
FG% 50.2% 46.6%
3PT% 38.0% 35.2%
REB / G 36.4 41.1
OREB / G 11.2 13.1
AST / TO 2.16 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.9% 53.1%
TOV% 13.7% 17.5%
ORB% 35.6% 39.0%
FT Rate 21.8% 27.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 15.2%
DRB% 74.0% 77.8%
Opp FT Rate 17.9% 22.9%

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