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Breslin Center · December 30, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 154.0 Over
Money MSU -455 / INST +345
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +12 162 Won
Massey MSU -5.4 (+6.6) — —
Massey Totals — 149.1 (+12.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -6.0 (+6.0) 149.9 (+12.1) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -5.2 (+6.8) 147.4 (+14.6) 67% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -5.7 (+6.3) 146.9 (+15.1) 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -6.7 (+5.3) 150.5 (+11.5) 72% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU INST
Overall 20-15 32-7
Conference 10-10 17-3
Home 14-4 16-1
Away 3-7 9-4
Neutral 3-4 7-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 84.7
Avg Pts Against 66.1 73.5
Massey 14.3 (#18) 13.3 (#25)
Bradley-Terry 1.15 (#87) 2.62 (#24)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.15 (#63) 3.07 (#32)
RPI 0.530 (#126) 0.591 (#43)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU INST
FG% 47.8% 52.1%
3PT% 33.9% 41.4%
REB / G 37.0 34.5
OREB / G 10.5 6.9
AST / TO 1.70 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 61.7%
TOV% 15.7% 16.2%
ORB% 30.4% 23.1%
FT Rate 22.4% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.1% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 19.1%
DRB% 70.5% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 19.4%

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