I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · December 25, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 138.0 Over
Money MSU -150 / WIS +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual WIS +9 161 Lost
Massey WIS -6.0 (-3.0) — —
Massey Totals — 143.4 (+17.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -2.0 (-7.0) 142.5 (+18.5) 40% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIS -3.2 (-5.8) 139.4 (+21.6) 32% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIS -3.3 (-5.7) 143.5 (+17.5) 38% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -2.7 (-6.3) 143.3 (+17.7) 32% ✓

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 14, 2026 WIS 92 – 71 MSU
Mar 15, 2025 WIS 77 – 74 MSU
Mar 2, 2025 MSU 71 – 62 WIS
Jan 27, 2024 WIS 81 – 66 MSU
Dec 6, 2023 WIS 70 – 57 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU WIS
Overall 15-13 18-13
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 12-3 11-5
Away 3-8 5-6
Neutral 0-2 2-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 69.9
Avg Pts Against 71.1 64.6
Massey 4.1 (#103) 14.4 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 1.76 (#57) 1.88 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.41 (#42) 3.38 (#43)
RPI 0.532 (#118) 0.587 (#59)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU WIS
FG% 46.9% 45.8%
3PT% 34.6% 41.8%
REB / G 41.7 36.0
OREB / G 12.0 7.9
AST / TO 1.59 1.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 54.0%
TOV% 18.9% 12.6%
ORB% 33.5% 24.2%
FT Rate 18.7% 28.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 41.4%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 18.8%
DRB% 78.2% 78.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 23.9%

Game Analysis

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