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Minnesota Golden Gophers
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FINAL Conference
UCLA Bruins
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -1.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money MINN +105 / UCLA -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +5 151 Won
Massey UCLA -2.2 (+7.2)
Massey Totals 136.8 (+14.2)
Bradley-Terry 28%
Weighted B-T 28%
Efficiency Plus ML UCLA -1.3 (+6.3) 135.4 (+15.6) 40%
Baseline Tuned ML UCLA -1.9 (+6.9) 132.8 (+18.2) 43%
Baseline ML UCLA -0.8 (+5.8) 133.1 (+17.9) 50%
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -1.0 (+6.0) 134.0 (+17.0) 47%

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 MINN 6461 UCLA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN UCLA
Overall 15-18 24-12
Conference 8-12 13-7
Home 13-4 17-1
Away 2-9 4-6
Neutral 0-5 3-5
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 77.1
Avg Pts Against 68.5 71.1
Massey 8.6 (#74) 13.7 (#42)
Bradley-Terry 0.99 (#90) 2.47 (#33)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.44 (#86) 2.95 (#42)
RPI 0.508 (#165) 0.583 (#45)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN UCLA
FG% 45.7% 46.7%
3PT% 34.3% 37.8%
REB / G 32.0 32.2
OREB / G 9.0 10.0
AST / TO 1.62 1.69
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 53.3%
TOV% 16.7% 13.7%
ORB% 28.0% 30.9%
FT Rate 26.0% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 18.7%
DRB% 70.8% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 27.2%

Game Analysis

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