Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Big Ten Conference · Mackey Arena · January 31, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -2.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money PUR -120 / MINN +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +19 143 Won
Massey PUR -2.5 (+16.5) — —
Massey Totals — 142.0 (+1.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -2.8 (+16.2) 138.9 (+4.1) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -2.4 (+16.6) 140.0 (+3.0) 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -2.8 (+16.2) 141.0 (+2.0) 64% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -3.2 (+15.8) 139.4 (+3.6) 67% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 11, 2025 PUR 85 – 57 MINN
Jan 3, 2025 PUR 81 – 61 MINN
Feb 16, 2024 PUR 84 – 76 MINN
Jan 20, 2023 PUR 61 – 39 MINN
Dec 4, 2022 PUR 89 – 70 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR MINN
Overall 18-10 14-15
Conference 13-6 6-14
Home 11-1 13-4
Away 5-6 0-10
Neutral 2-3 1-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 71.0 72.5
Avg Pts Against 66.7 73.2
Massey 11.8 (#39) 11.9 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 2.54 (#27) 2.66 (#23)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.45 (#24) 3.82 (#14)
RPI 0.602 (#29) 0.588 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR MINN
FG% 44.5% 40.8%
3PT% 34.5% 29.5%
REB / G 37.6 38.1
OREB / G 11.1 11.2
AST / TO 1.11 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 46.9%
TOV% 19.6% 15.0%
ORB% 32.2% 28.5%
FT Rate 20.7% 30.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 18.7%
DRB% 76.2% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 22.4%

Game Analysis

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