We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -0.9 (+4.1) 131.1 (-10.1) 57%

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 9148 MD
Feb 26, 2025 MSU 5855 MD
Feb 3, 2024 MSU 6354 MD
Jan 21, 2024 MSU 6159 MD
Mar 10, 2022 MSU 7672 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%

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