Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Big Ten Conference · Jersey Mike’s Arena · February 24, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread RUTG -5.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money RUTG -250 / MICH +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total RUTG win
Actual MICH +13 103 Lost
Massey RUTG -8.1 (-21.1) — —
Massey Totals — 133.1 (-30.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✗
Baseline Plus ML RUTG -5.3 (-18.3) 135.6 (-32.6) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RUTG -5.8 (-18.8) 133.0 (-30.0) 69% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML RUTG -5.6 (-18.6) 132.6 (-29.6) 70% ✗
Baseline ML RUTG -5.9 (-18.9) 134.5 (-31.5) 71% ✗

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 6, 2025 MICH 101 – 60 RUTG
Feb 28, 2025 MICH 84 – 82 RUTG
Feb 1, 2025 MICH 66 – 63 RUTG
Mar 1, 2024 RUTG 82 – 52 MICH
Feb 3, 2024 RUTG 69 – 59 MICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RUTG MICH
Overall 19-15 18-16
Conference 10-10 11-9
Home 14-6 13-4
Away 4-7 3-8
Neutral 1-2 2-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 68.4 73.4
Avg Pts Against 61.1 69.6
Massey 13.5 (#17) 9.0 (#57)
Bradley-Terry 1.65 (#52) 1.38 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.99 (#58) 2.17 (#50)
RPI 0.555 (#76) 0.545 (#97)
Shooting & Four Factors RUTG MICH
FG% 43.4% 45.1%
3PT% 32.4% 34.8%
REB / G 37.6 36.1
OREB / G 11.6 8.9
AST / TO 1.32 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 51.6%
TOV% 17.3% 14.4%
ORB% 32.3% 25.5%
FT Rate 20.8% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 22.2% 15.2%
DRB% 72.8% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 17.8%

Game Analysis

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