We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · February 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MINN -5.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money MINN -250 / RUTG +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +11 151 Won
Massey MINN -4.6 (+6.4)
Massey Totals 129.6 (+21.4)
Bradley-Terry 55%
Weighted B-T 59%
Efficiency Plus ML MINN -2.4 (+8.6) 138.2 (+12.8) 63%
Baseline Tuned ML MINN -3.8 (+7.2) 132.6 (+18.4) 66%
Baseline ML MINN -3.3 (+7.7) 133.0 (+18.0) 65%
Baseline Plus ML MINN -4.2 (+6.8) 137.3 (+13.7) 67%

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 12, 2026 RUTG 7267 MINN
Feb 21, 2026 MINN 8061 RUTG
Mar 9, 2025 RUTG 7567 MINN
Mar 3, 2023 MINN 7574 RUTG
Feb 2, 2023 RUTG 9055 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN RUTG
Overall 19-15 15-17
Conference 9-11 7-13
Home 16-4 12-5
Away 3-9 3-9
Neutral 0-2 0-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 75.0 65.4
Avg Pts Against 71.9 66.5
Massey 8.1 (#73) 6.9 (#85)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#97) 1.47 (#67)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.53 (#86) 1.86 (#67)
RPI 0.512 (#158) 0.549 (#95)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN RUTG
FG% 47.4% 39.1%
3PT% 35.3% 29.4%
REB / G 36.4 38.7
OREB / G 10.5 12.8
AST / TO 1.53 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 43.7%
TOV% 17.6% 16.7%
ORB% 31.3% 31.2%
FT Rate 23.6% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 45.5%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 21.7%
DRB% 70.8% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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