Somehow I stayed thin, while the other guys got fat "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · January 16, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -4.5 Home covered
O/U 132.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual PUR +1 127 Lost
Massey PUR -3.9 (+2.9)
Massey Totals 130.8 (-3.8)
Bradley-Terry 26%
Weighted B-T 7%
Efficiency Plus ML PUR -2.5 (+1.5) 131.4 (-4.4) 37%
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -1.5 (+0.5) 132.3 (-5.3) 36%
Baseline ML PUR -1.7 (+0.7) 133.1 (-6.1) 50%
Baseline Plus ML PUR -2.5 (+1.5) 133.1 (-6.1) 42%

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 27, 2026 MSU 7674 PUR
Feb 19, 2025 MSU 7566 PUR
Mar 15, 2024 PUR 6762 MSU
Mar 3, 2024 PUR 8074 MSU
Jan 29, 2023 PUR 7761 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU PUR
Overall 21-13 29-6
Conference 11-8 15-5
Home 12-2 14-2
Away 4-7 7-3
Neutral 5-4 7-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.9 72.7
Avg Pts Against 67.9 62.7
Massey 8.5 (#64) 16.3 (#7)
Bradley-Terry 2.15 (#29) 3.87 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.53 (#36) 5.86 (#1)
RPI 0.603 (#29) 0.644 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU PUR
FG% 44.5% 45.9%
3PT% 37.0% 32.6%
REB / G 38.1 40.5
OREB / G 9.7 12.9
AST / TO 1.40 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 52.7%
TOV% 16.6% 16.7%
ORB% 28.8% 39.8%
FT Rate 18.8% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 45.5%
Opp TOV% 14.3% 15.6%
DRB% 77.1% 75.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 11.8%

Game Analysis

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