Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · February 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money MINN +138 / MSU -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +3 115 Won
Massey MSU -4.5 (+7.5)
Massey Totals 136.9 (-21.9)
Bradley-Terry 45%
Weighted B-T 42%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -2.5 (+5.5) 136.2 (-21.2) 39%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -2.6 (+5.6) 136.3 (-21.3) 39%
Baseline ML MSU -2.6 (+5.6) 136.6 (-21.6) 38%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -3.1 (+6.1) 137.4 (-22.4) 41%

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
Jan 18, 2024 MSU 7666 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN MSU
Overall 19-15 20-15
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 16-4 14-4
Away 3-9 3-7
Neutral 0-2 3-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.0 72.9
Avg Pts Against 71.9 66.1
Massey 7.6 (#75) 15.5 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 0.98 (#104) 1.81 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.46 (#92) 2.49 (#35)
RPI 0.515 (#145) 0.579 (#55)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN MSU
FG% 47.7% 47.4%
3PT% 33.8% 36.5%
REB / G 37.1 35.1
OREB / G 10.8 10.2
AST / TO 1.49 1.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 53.1%
TOV% 18.2% 14.9%
ORB% 32.2% 30.2%
FT Rate 23.8% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 18.9%
DRB% 71.5% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 22.9%

Game Analysis

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