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Michigan State Spartans
86 74
FINAL Conference
Oregon Ducks
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · February 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money MSU -450 / ORE +340
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +12 160 Won
Massey MSU -7.5 (+4.5)
Massey Totals 148.2 (+11.8)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 79%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -8.2 (+3.8) 147.5 (+12.5) 82%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -6.7 (+5.3) 144.6 (+15.4) 76%
Baseline ML MSU -6.9 (+5.1) 145.0 (+15.0) 77%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -6.9 (+5.1) 145.8 (+14.2) 78%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 21, 2026 MSU 6852 ORE
Mar 14, 2025 MSU 7464 ORE
Nov 26, 2022 MSU 7470 ORE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU ORE
Overall 30-7 25-10
Conference 17-3 12-8
Home 15-1 12-4
Away 8-2 7-4
Neutral 7-4 6-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.7 76.5
Avg Pts Against 67.1 70.9
Massey 17.5 (#18) 13.1 (#40)
Bradley-Terry 3.02 (#14) 2.74 (#27)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.93 (#15) 3.25 (#33)
RPI 0.626 (#19) 0.622 (#20)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU ORE
FG% 46.8% 45.9%
3PT% 28.7% 33.1%
REB / G 40.7 35.7
OREB / G 12.2 10.1
AST / TO 1.48 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 52.3%
TOV% 17.4% 16.7%
ORB% 37.0% 30.4%
FT Rate 31.3% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.5% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 17.9%
DRB% 74.3% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 20.7%

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