The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Big Ten Conference · Crisler Center · March 5, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -11.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money MICH -800 / MSU +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total MICH win
Actual MICH +19 119 Won
Massey MICH -14.8 (+4.2) — —
Massey Totals — 139.9 (-20.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -12.6 (+6.4) 143.7 (-24.7) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -11.4 (+7.6) 140.7 (-21.7) 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MICH -13.5 (+5.5) 141.3 (-22.3) 87% ✓
Baseline ML MICH -13.4 (+5.6) 141.7 (-22.7) 88% ✓

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 8, 2026 MICH 90 – 80 MSU
Jan 31, 2026 MICH 83 – 71 MSU
Mar 9, 2025 MSU 79 – 62 MICH
Feb 22, 2025 MSU 75 – 62 MICH
Feb 18, 2024 MSU 73 – 63 MICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MICH MSU
Overall 23-5 15-13
Conference 14-3 9-11
Home 13-1 12-3
Away 6-2 3-8
Neutral 4-2 0-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 75.8 69.4
Avg Pts Against 65.1 71.1
Massey 19.8 (#4) 7.6 (#76)
Bradley-Terry 3.89 (#3) 1.93 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.82 (#3) 2.67 (#37)
RPI 0.642 (#2) 0.527 (#123)
Shooting & Four Factors MICH MSU
FG% 49.1% 42.6%
3PT% 38.8% 32.7%
REB / G 38.2 38.0
OREB / G 9.2 11.2
AST / TO 1.32 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.6% 48.4%
TOV% 17.1% 18.8%
ORB% 29.9% 30.9%
FT Rate 23.1% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.3% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 15.2%
DRB% 75.3% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.2% 27.1%

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