Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · December 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money MINN +175 / MSU -210
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MSU +18 162 Lost
Massey MSU -5.6 (-12.4)
Massey Totals 126.6 (+35.4)
Bradley-Terry 21%
Weighted B-T 10%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -3.7 (-14.3) 131.3 (+30.7) 28%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -4.4 (-13.6) 132.8 (+29.2) 32%
Baseline ML MSU -4.6 (-13.4) 132.4 (+29.6) 29%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -5.3 (-12.7) 131.3 (+30.7) 27%

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 5, 2026 MINN 7673 MSU
Jan 29, 2025 MSU 7351 MINN
Mar 14, 2024 MSU 7767 MINN
Feb 7, 2024 MINN 5956 MSU
Jan 18, 2024 MSU 7666 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN MSU
Overall 15-17 30-7
Conference 7-13 17-3
Home 10-9 15-1
Away 5-5 8-2
Neutral 0-3 7-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 68.1 77.7
Avg Pts Against 69.7 67.1
Massey 0.5 (#150) 11.2 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#129) 2.71 (#29)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.85 (#120) 4.13 (#26)
RPI 0.488 (#187) 0.618 (#35)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN MSU
FG% 42.8% 47.2%
3PT% 29.3% 22.4%
REB / G 34.9 40.4
OREB / G 10.7 12.0
AST / TO 1.50 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.2% 50.9%
TOV% 16.4% 16.4%
ORB% 29.9% 34.5%
FT Rate 21.3% 30.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 18.0%
DRB% 71.5% 76.9%
Opp FT Rate 16.8% 21.9%

Game Analysis

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