Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · January 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MINN -1.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money MINN -125 / MD +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +3 127 Won
Massey MINN -6.1 (-3.1)
Massey Totals 134.8 (-7.8)
Bradley-Terry 81%
Weighted B-T 86%
Efficiency Plus ML MINN -2.4 (+0.6) 137.2 (-10.2) 61%
Baseline Tuned ML MINN -5.7 (-2.7) 134.7 (-7.7) 73%
Baseline ML MINN -5.9 (-2.9) 135.8 (-8.8) 70%
Baseline Plus ML MINN -4.8 (-1.8) 136.1 (-9.1) 70%

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 8, 2026 MD 6762 MINN
Jan 13, 2025 MD 7771 MINN
Mar 10, 2023 MD 7054 MINN
Feb 23, 2023 MD 8870 MINN
Feb 5, 2023 MD 8146 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN MD
Overall 19-15 16-17
Conference 9-11 7-13
Home 16-4 11-6
Away 3-9 4-8
Neutral 0-2 1-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.0 69.0
Avg Pts Against 71.9 65.9
Massey 7.1 (#77) 5.2 (#97)
Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#87) 0.38 (#145)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.52 (#87) 0.56 (#138)
RPI 0.521 (#139) 0.494 (#188)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN MD
FG% 49.5% 40.9%
3PT% 36.8% 27.2%
REB / G 38.1 37.5
OREB / G 11.2 13.4
AST / TO 1.60 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.8% 46.3%
TOV% 18.0% 16.9%
ORB% 34.3% 35.3%
FT Rate 22.8% 31.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 45.3%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 21.3%
DRB% 72.0% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 18.5% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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