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Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · February 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 131.5 Under
Money MSU -200 / MD +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +5 121 Won
Massey MSU -0.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 128.9 (-7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -0.9 (+4.1) 131.1 (-10.1) 57% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -1.4 (+3.6) 129.1 (-8.1) 61% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -1.7 (+3.3) 130.5 (-9.5) 54% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -1.2 (+3.8) 131.6 (-10.6) 55% ✓

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 24, 2026 MSU 91 – 48 MD
Feb 26, 2025 MSU 58 – 55 MD
Feb 3, 2024 MSU 63 – 54 MD
Jan 21, 2024 MSU 61 – 59 MD
Mar 10, 2022 MSU 76 – 72 MD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU MD
Overall 21-13 22-13
Conference 11-8 11-9
Home 12-2 16-1
Away 4-7 2-9
Neutral 5-4 4-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.9 69.7
Avg Pts Against 67.9 63.5
Massey 9.7 (#50) 12.5 (#26)
Bradley-Terry 1.96 (#40) 2.06 (#33)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.40 (#44) 2.56 (#35)
RPI 0.584 (#43) 0.594 (#32)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU MD
FG% 44.1% 44.8%
3PT% 36.9% 30.9%
REB / G 36.9 34.9
OREB / G 9.3 10.3
AST / TO 1.32 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 50.7%
TOV% 16.8% 16.7%
ORB% 27.8% 31.2%
FT Rate 18.7% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 19.1%
DRB% 75.3% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 20.6%

Game Analysis

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