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Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · January 16, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -5.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money MINN +220 / MICH -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +18 132 Won
Massey MICH -4.7 (+22.7) — —
Massey Totals — 153.1 (-21.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 25% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 14% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -2.7 (+20.7) 147.4 (-15.4) 35% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -1.1 (+19.1) 145.8 (-13.8) 54% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MICH -0.4 (+18.4) 148.0 (-16.0) 47% ✗
Baseline ML MICH -1.0 (+19.0) 147.4 (-15.4) 44% ✗

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 25, 2026 MICH 77 – 67 MINN
Jan 17, 2025 MINN 84 – 81 MICH
Jan 5, 2024 MINN 73 – 71 MICH
Jan 22, 2023 MICH 60 – 56 MINN
Dec 9, 2022 MICH 90 – 75 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN MICH
Overall 14-15 23-5
Conference 6-14 14-3
Home 13-4 13-1
Away 0-10 6-2
Neutral 1-1 4-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 75.8
Avg Pts Against 73.2 65.1
Massey 11.7 (#36) 19.2 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 3.01 (#20) 4.64 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.43 (#14) 6.85 (#2)
RPI 0.632 (#18) 0.693 (#1)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN MICH
FG% 41.0% 52.4%
3PT% 30.3% 37.3%
REB / G 38.9 40.1
OREB / G 11.8 9.0
AST / TO 1.41 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.3% 59.0%
TOV% 14.9% 17.8%
ORB% 29.6% 30.7%
FT Rate 31.4% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 43.2%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 15.1%
DRB% 68.3% 75.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 16.7%

Game Analysis

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