You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Big Ten Conference · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · February 20, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread IU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money IU -250 / MSU +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total IU win
Actual MSU +7 149 Lost
Massey IU -9.2 (-16.2) — —
Massey Totals — 138.6 (+10.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IU -8.0 (-15.0) 139.7 (+9.3) 79% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IU -5.8 (-12.8) 139.8 (+9.2) 74% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IU -8.3 (-15.3) 140.6 (+8.4) 78% ✗
Baseline ML IU -8.4 (-15.4) 139.1 (+9.9) 79% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 1, 2026 MSU 77 – 64 IU
Jan 14, 2026 MSU 81 – 60 IU
Feb 12, 2025 IU 71 – 67 MSU
Mar 10, 2024 IU 65 – 64 MSU
Feb 22, 2023 MSU 80 – 65 IU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IU MSU
Overall 12-15 15-13
Conference 7-12 9-11
Home 6-6 12-3
Away 3-7 3-8
Neutral 3-2 0-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L6 L2
Avg Pts For 69.7 69.4
Avg Pts Against 69.4 71.1
Massey 12.6 (#31) 5.9 (#90)
Bradley-Terry 2.13 (#44) 1.44 (#68)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.10 (#27) 2.30 (#55)
RPI 0.554 (#78) 0.501 (#171)
Shooting & Four Factors IU MSU
FG% 44.9% 42.2%
3PT% 35.3% 32.9%
REB / G 35.4 38.5
OREB / G 9.0 11.3
AST / TO 1.17 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 48.2%
TOV% 17.4% 19.4%
ORB% 26.0% 30.8%
FT Rate 28.5% 21.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 15.4%
DRB% 73.6% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.5% 25.0%

Game Analysis

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