The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · January 20, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -13.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money MINN +650 / PUR -1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual PUR +22 100 Lost
Massey PUR -14.4 (-7.6)
Massey Totals 131.5 (-31.5)
Bradley-Terry 3%
Weighted B-T 0%
Efficiency Plus ML PUR -15.3 (-6.7) 131.3 (-31.3) 13%
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -12.8 (-9.2) 133.5 (-33.5) 14%
Baseline ML PUR -12.0 (-10.0) 133.8 (-33.8) 14%
Baseline Plus ML PUR -13.0 (-9.0) 132.1 (-32.1) 14%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 11, 2025 PUR 8557 MINN
Jan 3, 2025 PUR 8161 MINN
Feb 16, 2024 PUR 8476 MINN
Dec 4, 2022 PUR 8970 MINN
Feb 3, 2022 PUR 8873 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN PUR
Overall 9-22 29-6
Conference 2-17 15-5
Home 6-11 14-2
Away 1-9 7-3
Neutral 2-2 7-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 62.9 72.7
Avg Pts Against 71.0 62.7
Massey -2.0 (#212) 16.2 (#7)
Bradley-Terry -0.14 (#190) 4.07 (#1)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.52 (#218) 5.93 (#1)
RPI 0.482 (#211) 0.650 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN PUR
FG% 43.1% 45.7%
3PT% 32.9% 32.8%
REB / G 34.4 39.8
OREB / G 9.3 12.6
AST / TO 1.11 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 52.3%
TOV% 19.0% 16.6%
ORB% 26.7% 39.1%
FT Rate 19.3% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 45.8%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 15.7%
DRB% 67.4% 75.7%
Opp FT Rate 15.7% 11.8%

Game Analysis

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