Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · March 1, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money NEB +155 / MSU -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual MSU +13 147 Lost
Massey MSU -2.4 (-10.6) — —
Massey Totals — 131.8 (+15.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -1.8 (-11.2) 142.2 (+4.8) 45% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -2.5 (-10.5) 140.5 (+6.5) 38% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -1.4 (-11.6) 140.8 (+6.2) 46% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -1.6 (-11.4) 141.9 (+5.1) 44% ✓

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 3, 2026 NEB 58 – 56 MSU
Dec 7, 2024 MSU 89 – 52 NEB
Dec 10, 2023 NEB 77 – 70 MSU
Jan 4, 2023 MSU 74 – 56 NEB
Jan 6, 2022 MSU 79 – 67 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB MSU
Overall 16-16 21-13
Conference 9-11 11-8
Home 11-4 12-2
Away 4-9 4-7
Neutral 1-3 5-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.0 70.9
Avg Pts Against 69.9 67.9
Massey 5.0 (#96) 11.0 (#36)
Bradley-Terry 1.38 (#70) 2.01 (#38)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.72 (#65) 2.54 (#34)
RPI 0.537 (#109) 0.581 (#44)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB MSU
FG% 45.3% 44.9%
3PT% 31.7% 38.5%
REB / G 34.9 36.0
OREB / G 8.5 8.9
AST / TO 1.01 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 51.2%
TOV% 18.8% 16.7%
ORB% 25.2% 27.3%
FT Rate 18.0% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 14.7%
DRB% 72.2% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 15.1% 20.9%

Game Analysis

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