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Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · December 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money MSU -300 / NEB +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +37 141 Won
Massey MSU -4.4 (+32.6)
Massey Totals 145.4 (-4.4)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 57%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -5.0 (+32.0) 145.7 (-4.7) 75%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -4.4 (+32.6) 144.4 (-3.4) 68%
Baseline ML MSU -3.4 (+33.6) 146.0 (-5.0) 71%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -3.9 (+33.1) 148.0 (-7.0) 71%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 3, 2026 NEB 5856 MSU
Dec 10, 2023 NEB 7770 MSU
Mar 1, 2023 MSU 8067 NEB
Jan 4, 2023 MSU 7456 NEB
Jan 6, 2022 MSU 7967 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU NEB
Overall 30-7 21-14
Conference 17-3 7-13
Home 15-1 10-6
Away 8-2 5-7
Neutral 7-4 6-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 W4
Avg Pts For 77.7 76.0
Avg Pts Against 67.1 72.6
Massey 11.8 (#43) 12.2 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 2.53 (#36) 2.55 (#35)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.37 (#43) 4.10 (#30)
RPI 0.628 (#29) 0.623 (#33)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU NEB
FG% 47.8% 46.2%
3PT% 25.7% 31.4%
REB / G 40.2 39.7
OREB / G 12.0 11.1
AST / TO 1.57 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 52.1%
TOV% 16.1% 15.5%
ORB% 35.2% 31.7%
FT Rate 31.7% 34.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 22.0%
DRB% 76.5% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 18.1%

Game Analysis

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