The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Michigan State Spartans
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FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
UCLA Bruins
Big Ten Conference · United Center (Neutral) · March 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money MSU -230 / UCLA +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual UCLA +4 172 Lost
Massey MSU -5.6 (-9.6)
Massey Totals 140.6 (+31.4)
Bradley-Terry 76%
Weighted B-T 81%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -6.9 (-10.9) 136.8 (+35.2) 74%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -7.0 (-11.0) 138.9 (+33.1) 74%
Baseline ML MSU -6.8 (-10.8) 138.2 (+33.8) 75%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -5.0 (-9.0) 139.1 (+32.9) 72%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 18, 2026 MSU 8259 UCLA
Feb 5, 2025 UCLA 6361 MSU
Mar 19, 2021 UCLA 8680 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU UCLA
Overall 27-8 24-12
Conference 15-5 13-7
Home 15-2 17-1
Away 6-4 4-6
Neutral 6-2 3-5
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 77.1
Avg Pts Against 68.3 71.1
Massey 20.4 (#12) 14.8 (#34)
Bradley-Terry 3.70 (#9) 2.55 (#31)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.62 (#8) 3.18 (#33)
RPI 0.637 (#6) 0.587 (#36)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU UCLA
FG% 47.1% 46.9%
3PT% 35.5% 37.9%
REB / G 40.0 32.7
OREB / G 12.6 10.1
AST / TO 1.59 1.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 53.7%
TOV% 17.0% 13.5%
ORB% 38.3% 31.4%
FT Rate 27.6% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 18.2%
DRB% 77.4% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 26.1%

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