But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Michigan State Spartans
77 67
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten Conference · Target Center (Neutral) · March 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money MSU -333 / MINN +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +10 144 Won
Massey MSU -7.3 (+2.7)
Massey Totals 135.9 (+8.1)
Bradley-Terry 63%
Weighted B-T 69%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -7.4 (+2.6) 134.6 (+9.4) 78%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -7.1 (+2.9) 133.7 (+10.3) 76%
Baseline ML MSU -7.0 (+3.0) 132.8 (+11.2) 76%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -7.8 (+2.2) 133.5 (+10.5) 78%

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
Feb 7, 2024 MINN 5956 MSU
Jan 18, 2024 MSU 7666 MINN

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 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 75.0
Avg Pts Against 66.1 71.9
Massey 14.8 (#20) 7.5 (#74)
Bradley-Terry 1.63 (#58) 1.10 (#92)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.35 (#44) 1.54 (#88)
RPI 0.570 (#56) 0.505 (#166)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU MINN
FG% 46.0% 47.2%
3PT% 36.0% 35.8%
REB / G 34.7 35.4
OREB / G 10.1 10.3
AST / TO 1.67 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 54.2%
TOV% 14.5% 17.6%
ORB% 29.6% 31.0%
FT Rate 21.2% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 16.0%
DRB% 71.1% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 21.6%

Game Analysis

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