Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · February 11, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MINN -3.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money MINN -138 / PUR +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +3 139 Won
Massey MINN -0.7 (+2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 142.2 (-3.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MINN -2.1 (+0.9) 139.2 (-0.2) 60% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MINN -0.2 (+2.8) 136.1 (+2.9) 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MINN -1.3 (+1.7) 139.9 (-0.9) 61% ✓
Baseline ML MINN -1.3 (+1.7) 139.2 (-0.2) 64% ✓

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 MINN PUR
Overall 14-15 18-10
Conference 6-14 13-6
Home 13-4 11-1
Away 0-10 5-6
Neutral 1-1 2-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.5 71.0
Avg Pts Against 73.2 66.7
Massey 11.1 (#42) 13.0 (#26)
Bradley-Terry 2.32 (#30) 2.59 (#19)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.39 (#21) 3.57 (#16)
RPI 0.567 (#61) 0.599 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN PUR
FG% 40.5% 44.4%
3PT% 29.4% 34.7%
REB / G 37.7 37.5
OREB / G 11.6 11.2
AST / TO 1.38 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.6% 51.1%
TOV% 15.2% 19.5%
ORB% 29.2% 32.7%
FT Rate 29.2% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 17.1%
DRB% 67.9% 76.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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