And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · December 5, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -6.0 Away covered
O/U 127.0 Over
Money MSU -280 / NU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual NU +7 133 Lost
Massey MSU -7.0 (-14.0) — —
Massey Totals — 122.3 (+10.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MSU -5.2 (-12.2) 132.2 (+0.8) 65% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -5.6 (-12.6) 130.1 (+2.9) 67% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -4.4 (-11.4) 131.0 (+2.0) 69% ✗
Baseline ML MSU -3.7 (-10.7) 130.5 (+2.5) 59% ✗

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 8, 2026 MSU 76 – 66 NU
Jan 12, 2025 MSU 78 – 68 NU
Mar 7, 2024 MSU 53 – 49 NU
Jan 8, 2024 NU 88 – 74 MSU
Jan 15, 2022 NU 64 – 62 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU NU
Overall 21-13 22-12
Conference 11-8 12-8
Home 12-2 13-5
Away 4-7 7-4
Neutral 5-4 2-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.9 67.7
Avg Pts Against 67.9 62.8
Massey 5.6 (#82) 4.1 (#99)
Bradley-Terry 1.44 (#68) 0.94 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.06 (#71) 1.18 (#119)
RPI 0.589 (#58) 0.565 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU NU
FG% 43.9% 38.3%
3PT% 36.5% 31.8%
REB / G 36.9 38.9
OREB / G 10.2 11.6
AST / TO 1.37 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 45.2%
TOV% 16.6% 18.5%
ORB% 29.4% 30.6%
FT Rate 19.7% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 41.7%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 22.2%
DRB% 74.0% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 19.6% 21.1%

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