That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Big Ten Conference · Crisler Center · March 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -10.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money MICH -575 / MSU +425
Model Predictions
Spread Total MICH win
Actual MICH +10 170 Won
Massey MICH -12.7 (-2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 151.4 (+18.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -12.2 (-2.2) 147.1 (+22.9) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -11.4 (-1.4) 151.6 (+18.4) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MICH -13.5 (-3.5) 147.1 (+22.9) 86% ✓
Baseline ML MICH -12.3 (-2.3) 147.9 (+22.1) 85% ✓

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 31, 2026 MICH 83 – 71 MSU
Mar 9, 2025 MSU 79 – 62 MICH
Feb 22, 2025 MSU 75 – 62 MICH
Feb 18, 2024 MSU 73 – 63 MICH
Jan 31, 2024 MSU 81 – 62 MICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MICH MSU
Overall 37-3 27-8
Conference 19-1 15-5
Home 14-1 15-2
Away 11-0 6-4
Neutral 12-2 6-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak W6 L1
Avg Pts For 87.3 78.8
Avg Pts Against 69.5 68.3
Massey 30.0 (#1) 20.3 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 5.03 (#2) 3.74 (#8)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.55 (#2) 4.63 (#9)
RPI 0.685 (#1) 0.644 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors MICH MSU
FG% 51.1% 47.2%
3PT% 36.2% 35.6%
REB / G 40.6 40.3
OREB / G 11.3 12.7
AST / TO 1.56 1.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.8% 53.7%
TOV% 16.9% 17.3%
ORB% 36.3% 38.7%
FT Rate 28.5% 27.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.0% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 14.9%
DRB% 71.9% 77.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.6% 22.3%

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