Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Breslin Center · December 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -16.0 Home covered
O/U 139.0 Over
Money MSU -1700 / OAK +950
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +17 141 Won
Massey MSU -12.2 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 132.2 (+8.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -11.3 (+5.7) 135.9 (+5.1) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -14.9 (+2.1) 136.2 (+4.8) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -11.5 (+5.5) 137.3 (+3.7) 83% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -11.6 (+5.4) 136.6 (+4.4) 82% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 20, 2025 MSU 79 – 70 OAK
Dec 18, 2024 MSU 77 – 58 OAK
Dec 21, 2022 MSU 67 – 54 OAK
Dec 22, 2021 MSU 90 – 78 OAK
Dec 13, 2020 MSU 109 – 91 OAK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU OAK
Overall 20-15 24-12
Conference 10-10 15-5
Home 14-4 10-3
Away 3-7 9-7
Neutral 3-4 5-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 76.4
Avg Pts Against 66.1 73.2
Massey 12.1 (#28) 4.6 (#100)
Bradley-Terry 0.96 (#102) 0.99 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#62) 1.48 (#86)
RPI 0.526 (#139) 0.577 (#60)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU OAK
FG% 46.4% 45.2%
3PT% 32.0% 33.1%
REB / G 36.0 33.2
OREB / G 10.6 9.4
AST / TO 1.49 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 51.5%
TOV% 16.1% 16.8%
ORB% 30.1% 27.6%
FT Rate 23.1% 18.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 18.3%
DRB% 71.5% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 22.7%

Game Analysis

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