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Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · January 29, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -14.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money MSU -1600 / MINN +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +22 124 Won
Massey MSU -15.7 (+6.3)
Massey Totals 139.6 (-15.6)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 96%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -13.3 (+8.7) 142.4 (-18.4) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -13.9 (+8.1) 143.6 (-19.6) 88%
Baseline ML MSU -13.7 (+8.3) 143.5 (-19.5) 88%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -14.6 (+7.4) 143.1 (-19.1) 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

Feb 5, 2026 MINN 7673 MSU
Dec 5, 2024 MSU 9072 MINN
Mar 14, 2024 MSU 7767 MINN
Feb 7, 2024 MINN 5956 MSU
Jan 18, 2024 MSU 7666 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU MINN
Overall 30-7 15-17
Conference 17-3 7-13
Home 15-1 10-9
Away 8-2 5-5
Neutral 7-4 0-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 77.7 68.1
Avg Pts Against 67.1 69.7
Massey 17.6 (#17) 5.2 (#97)
Bradley-Terry 3.60 (#7) 1.33 (#76)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.49 (#8) 2.02 (#67)
RPI 0.636 (#18) 0.545 (#97)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU MINN
FG% 47.5% 44.6%
3PT% 28.7% 32.2%
REB / G 40.9 34.9
OREB / G 12.2 10.7
AST / TO 1.51 1.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 50.5%
TOV% 17.1% 15.7%
ORB% 36.7% 30.0%
FT Rate 32.2% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 16.5%
DRB% 73.8% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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