I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Big Ten Conference · Crisler Center · February 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money MICH +188 / MSU -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total MICH win
Actual MSU +10 136 Lost
Massey MSU -7.4 (-2.6) — —
Massey Totals — 145.6 (-9.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 29% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 26% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -6.0 (-4.0) 141.9 (-5.9) 28% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -6.1 (-3.9) 140.8 (-4.8) 25% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -6.7 (-3.3) 143.3 (-7.3) 24% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -6.2 (-3.8) 141.7 (-5.7) 25% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 8, 2026 MICH 90 – 80 MSU
Jan 31, 2026 MICH 83 – 71 MSU
Mar 9, 2025 MSU 79 – 62 MICH
Feb 22, 2025 MSU 75 – 62 MICH
Jan 31, 2024 MSU 81 – 62 MICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MICH MSU
Overall 8-24 20-15
Conference 3-17 10-10
Home 5-10 14-4
Away 2-9 3-7
Neutral 1-5 3-4
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L9 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 72.9
Avg Pts Against 79.0 66.1
Massey 4.8 (#106) 15.6 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 0.36 (#145) 1.89 (#48)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.87 (#121) 2.58 (#32)
RPI 0.520 (#136) 0.583 (#47)
Shooting & Four Factors MICH MSU
FG% 45.4% 47.6%
3PT% 36.3% 37.2%
REB / G 36.2 34.7
OREB / G 10.9 9.9
AST / TO 1.02 1.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 53.3%
TOV% 18.0% 14.7%
ORB% 31.7% 29.7%
FT Rate 22.9% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 47.1%
Opp TOV% 13.9% 18.8%
DRB% 68.8% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 23.3%

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