And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Michigan Wolverines
50 – 62
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Big Ten Conference · United Center (Neutral) · March 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -2.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money MICH -150 / RUTG +126
Model Predictions
Spread Total MICH win
Actual RUTG +12 112 Lost
Massey RUTG -1.9 (-10.1) — —
Massey Totals — 130.7 (-18.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✗
Baseline Plus ML RUTG -0.5 (-11.5) 133.3 (-21.3) 50% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RUTG -0.6 (-11.4) 131.5 (-19.5) 46% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RUTG -0.3 (-11.7) 132.5 (-20.5) 49% ✓
Baseline ML RUTG -1.2 (-10.8) 132.4 (-20.4) 50% ✓

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 MICH RUTG
Overall 18-16 19-15
Conference 11-9 10-10
Home 13-4 14-6
Away 3-8 4-7
Neutral 2-4 1-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.4 68.4
Avg Pts Against 69.6 61.1
Massey 10.1 (#49) 12.0 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 1.50 (#63) 1.39 (#68)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.31 (#45) 1.77 (#66)
RPI 0.548 (#87) 0.537 (#107)
Shooting & Four Factors MICH RUTG
FG% 44.9% 43.0%
3PT% 34.6% 31.9%
REB / G 36.8 37.3
OREB / G 9.0 11.5
AST / TO 1.20 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 47.9%
TOV% 14.6% 17.4%
ORB% 25.6% 31.8%
FT Rate 21.5% 20.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 45.8%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 21.8%
DRB% 74.1% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 18.4% 18.6%

Game Analysis

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