The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Michigan State Spartans
58 68
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten Conference · United Center (Neutral) · March 10, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 140.0 Under
Money MSU -165 / OSU +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual OSU +10 126 Lost
Massey MSU -1.0 (-11.0)
Massey Totals 137.7 (-11.7)
Bradley-Terry 74%
Weighted B-T 72%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -1.6 (-11.6) 137.0 (-11.0) 54%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -1.9 (-11.9) 143.0 (-17.0) 59%
Baseline ML MSU -2.1 (-12.1) 141.6 (-15.6) 54%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -1.1 (-11.1) 139.2 (-13.2) 58%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 22, 2026 MSU 6660 OSU
Jan 4, 2025 MSU 6962 OSU
Feb 25, 2024 OSU 6057 MSU
Mar 4, 2023 MSU 8478 OSU
Feb 12, 2023 MSU 6241 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU OSU
Overall 21-13 16-19
Conference 11-8 5-15
Home 12-2 10-6
Away 4-7 1-10
Neutral 5-4 5-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.9 72.5
Avg Pts Against 67.9 69.0
Massey 11.4 (#34) 10.4 (#45)
Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#32) 1.08 (#85)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.67 (#29) 1.71 (#70)
RPI 0.588 (#34) 0.511 (#153)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU OSU
FG% 45.2% 46.3%
3PT% 40.1% 36.1%
REB / G 35.7 36.3
OREB / G 8.9 10.8
AST / TO 1.37 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 52.0%
TOV% 16.5% 16.5%
ORB% 27.3% 32.1%
FT Rate 19.6% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 16.0%
DRB% 74.7% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 19.9%

Game Analysis

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