We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · January 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -11.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money MSU -1000 / MINN +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +10 142 Won
Massey MSU -13.3 (-3.3)
Massey Totals 138.5 (+3.5)
Bradley-Terry 79%
Weighted B-T 87%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -13.5 (-3.5) 142.4 (-0.4) 87%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -10.7 (-0.7) 140.8 (+1.2) 86%
Baseline ML MSU -11.2 (-1.2) 142.8 (-0.8) 85%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -12.1 (-2.1) 142.9 (-0.9) 86%

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
Dec 5, 2024 MSU 9072 MINN
Mar 14, 2024 MSU 7767 MINN
Feb 7, 2024 MINN 5956 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU MINN
Overall 20-15 19-15
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 14-4 16-4
Away 3-7 3-9
Neutral 3-4 0-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 75.0
Avg Pts Against 66.1 71.9
Massey 15.6 (#15) 6.2 (#90)
Bradley-Terry 1.44 (#71) 0.82 (#106)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.28 (#53) 1.13 (#107)
RPI 0.561 (#86) 0.509 (#158)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU MINN
FG% 47.8% 48.2%
3PT% 36.3% 33.7%
REB / G 37.0 37.6
OREB / G 10.6 11.2
AST / TO 1.68 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 55.0%
TOV% 15.7% 17.8%
ORB% 31.2% 33.2%
FT Rate 22.0% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.4% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 17.6%
DRB% 71.7% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 20.1%

Game Analysis

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