I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Big Ten Conference · XFINITY Center · March 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MD -4.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money MD -225 / RUTG +185
Model Predictions
Spread Total MD win
Actual RUTG +4 134 Lost
Massey MD -4.1 (-8.1) — —
Massey Totals — 146.8 (-12.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MD -3.2 (-7.2) 141.1 (-7.1) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MD -4.3 (-8.3) 141.2 (-7.2) 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MD -3.5 (-7.5) 139.7 (-5.7) 69% ✗
Baseline ML MD -3.9 (-7.9) 140.9 (-6.9) 69% ✗

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 15, 2026 RUTG 68 – 57 MD
Feb 9, 2025 MD 90 – 81 RUTG
Mar 13, 2024 MD 65 – 51 RUTG
Feb 25, 2024 MD 63 – 46 RUTG
Feb 6, 2024 RUTG 56 – 53 MD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MD RUTG
Overall 12-21 14-20
Conference 4-16 6-14
Home 7-8 10-7
Away 2-10 2-9
Neutral 3-3 2-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 69.7 70.5
Avg Pts Against 76.6 75.3
Massey 2.2 (#133) 1.1 (#146)
Bradley-Terry 0.78 (#99) 0.42 (#125)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.98 (#99) 0.50 (#126)
RPI 0.512 (#151) 0.491 (#207)
Shooting & Four Factors MD RUTG
FG% 40.8% 41.6%
3PT% 32.3% 32.0%
REB / G 35.0 33.6
OREB / G 12.1 11.3
AST / TO 0.86 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 47.2%
TOV% 18.3% 15.5%
ORB% 33.4% 31.4%
FT Rate 27.6% 27.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.0% 53.4%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 16.6%
DRB% 69.9% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 23.0%

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