I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · December 29, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money MINN +155 / MSU -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +25 137 Won
Massey MINN -9.3 (+15.7) — —
Massey Totals — 168.5 (-31.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MINN -8.3 (+16.7) 162.1 (-25.1) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MINN -5.8 (+19.2) 156.4 (-19.4) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MINN -7.9 (+17.1) 163.4 (-26.4) 81% ✓
Baseline ML MINN -7.5 (+17.5) 161.7 (-24.7) 82% ✓

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 5, 2026 MINN 76 – 73 MSU
Jan 29, 2025 MSU 73 – 51 MINN
Dec 5, 2024 MSU 90 – 72 MINN
Mar 14, 2024 MSU 77 – 67 MINN
Feb 7, 2024 MINN 59 – 56 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN MSU
Overall 14-15 15-13
Conference 6-14 9-11
Home 13-4 12-3
Away 0-10 3-8
Neutral 1-1 0-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.5 69.4
Avg Pts Against 73.2 71.1
Massey 8.7 (#57) 3.5 (#107)
Bradley-Terry 2.91 (#17) 1.22 (#91)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.34 (#17) 2.30 (#71)
RPI 0.605 (#46) 0.519 (#136)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN MSU
FG% 42.8% 47.0%
3PT% 31.9% 36.8%
REB / G 38.4 40.2
OREB / G 11.1 11.6
AST / TO 1.48 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 53.9%
TOV% 14.8% 19.1%
ORB% 28.5% 32.9%
FT Rate 38.0% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 14.6%
DRB% 66.3% 78.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 25.9%

Game Analysis

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