Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
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 Plus ML MICH -13.5 (-3.5) 147.1 (+22.9) 86%
Model 4 ML MICH -11.4 (-1.4) 151.6 (+18.4) 87%
Model 3 ML MICH -12.2 (-2.2) 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 8371 MSU
Mar 9, 2025 MSU 7962 MICH
Feb 22, 2025 MSU 7562 MICH
Feb 18, 2024 MSU 7363 MICH
Jan 31, 2024 MSU 8162 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%

Game Analysis

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