The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML PUR -6.4 (-8.4) 143.3 (+6.7) 72%

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 7566 PUR
Mar 15, 2024 PUR 6762 MSU
Mar 3, 2024 PUR 8074 MSU
Jan 29, 2023 PUR 7761 MSU
Jan 16, 2023 PUR 6463 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%

Game Analysis

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