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Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · March 3, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money MSU -150 / IU +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +6 122 Won
Massey IU -1.2 (+7.2) — —
Massey Totals — 139.5 (-17.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -1.4 (+4.6) 141.4 (-19.4) 60% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -0.5 (+5.5) 139.2 (-17.2) 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -1.0 (+5.0) 142.3 (-20.3) 57% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -1.8 (+4.2) 141.6 (-19.6) 58% ✓

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 MSU IU
Overall 15-13 12-15
Conference 9-11 7-12
Home 12-3 6-6
Away 3-8 3-7
Neutral 0-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L6
Avg Pts For 69.4 69.7
Avg Pts Against 71.1 69.4
Massey 7.4 (#78) 11.1 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 1.85 (#51) 1.79 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.60 (#40) 2.61 (#39)
RPI 0.524 (#125) 0.535 (#109)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU IU
FG% 42.8% 44.2%
3PT% 33.1% 34.7%
REB / G 37.8 35.0
OREB / G 11.1 9.1
AST / TO 1.27 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.7% 49.7%
TOV% 19.0% 17.3%
ORB% 30.9% 25.9%
FT Rate 22.0% 28.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 17.7%
DRB% 73.9% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 23.8%

Game Analysis

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