You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · January 9, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -6.0 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money MSU -260 / PUR +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual PUR +1 109 Lost
Massey PUR -1.9 (+0.9) — —
Massey Totals — 144.1 (-35.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -0.2 (-1.2) 143.3 (-34.3) 54% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -1.0 (+0.0) 136.4 (-27.4) 51% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PUR -0.6 (-0.4) 141.5 (-32.5) 52% ✗
Baseline ML MSU -0.6 (-1.6) 143.0 (-34.0) 53% ✗

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 27, 2026 MSU 76 – 74 PUR
Feb 19, 2025 MSU 75 – 66 PUR
Mar 15, 2024 PUR 67 – 62 MSU
Mar 3, 2024 PUR 80 – 74 MSU
Jan 29, 2023 PUR 77 – 61 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU PUR
Overall 15-13 18-10
Conference 9-11 13-6
Home 12-3 11-1
Away 3-8 5-6
Neutral 0-2 2-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 69.4 71.0
Avg Pts Against 71.1 66.7
Massey 5.5 (#92) 10.5 (#43)
Bradley-Terry 1.90 (#54) 1.66 (#69)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.18 (#37) 2.75 (#53)
RPI 0.539 (#103) 0.569 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU PUR
FG% 45.2% 46.1%
3PT% 35.3% 37.9%
REB / G 39.3 36.6
OREB / G 11.1 10.2
AST / TO 1.45 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 53.6%
TOV% 18.6% 19.8%
ORB% 31.1% 31.0%
FT Rate 21.6% 17.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 17.0%
DRB% 77.3% 78.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 21.7%

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