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
Big Ten Conference · Crisler Center · March 2, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -5.0 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total MICH win
Actual MICH +17 157 Won
Massey MICH -2.4 (+14.6) — —
Massey Totals — 139.3 (+17.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 49% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -2.6 (+14.4) 140.3 (+16.7) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -2.6 (+14.4) 143.3 (+13.7) 63% ✓
Baseline ML MICH -2.8 (+14.2) 143.9 (+13.1) 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MICH -3.4 (+13.6) 138.8 (+18.2) 66% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 8, 2026 MICH 90 – 80 MSU
Jan 31, 2026 MICH 83 – 71 MSU
Mar 9, 2025 MSU 79 – 62 MICH
Feb 22, 2025 MSU 75 – 62 MICH
Feb 18, 2024 MSU 73 – 63 MICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MICH MSU
Overall 19-15 23-13
Conference 11-9 11-9
Home 10-5 12-3
Away 5-7 5-6
Neutral 4-3 6-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.6 72.2
Avg Pts Against 69.4 69.0
Massey 11.4 (#35) 11.8 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 1.88 (#46) 2.44 (#30)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.39 (#43) 2.97 (#27)
RPI 0.584 (#44) 0.596 (#35)
Shooting & Four Factors MICH MSU
FG% 46.9% 45.5%
3PT% 33.3% 38.2%
REB / G 35.9 37.6
OREB / G 9.9 10.2
AST / TO 1.21 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 52.0%
TOV% 17.4% 19.9%
ORB% 31.1% 31.2%
FT Rate 21.7% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 15.8%
DRB% 76.4% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 19.4%

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