He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · February 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -11.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money MSU -800 / IU +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual IU +4 138 Lost
Massey MSU -10.6 (-14.6) — —
Massey Totals — 148.2 (-10.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MSU -11.6 (-15.6) 145.9 (-7.9) 84% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -11.3 (-15.3) 147.3 (-9.3) 85% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -10.5 (-14.5) 144.7 (-6.7) 84% ✗
Baseline ML MSU -10.4 (-14.4) 144.9 (-6.9) 80% ✗

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
Mar 10, 2024 IU 65 – 64 MSU
Feb 22, 2023 MSU 80 – 65 IU
Jan 22, 2023 IU 82 – 69 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU IU
Overall 30-7 19-13
Conference 17-3 10-10
Home 15-1 14-4
Away 8-2 4-6
Neutral 7-4 1-3
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.7 74.7
Avg Pts Against 67.1 72.0
Massey 17.6 (#18) 10.2 (#58)
Bradley-Terry 3.10 (#14) 1.69 (#54)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.98 (#14) 2.23 (#55)
RPI 0.629 (#16) 0.573 (#56)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU IU
FG% 46.9% 46.3%
3PT% 29.3% 32.2%
REB / G 40.7 37.4
OREB / G 12.1 11.2
AST / TO 1.47 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 51.6%
TOV% 17.4% 17.4%
ORB% 37.1% 32.4%
FT Rate 31.8% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 15.9%
DRB% 74.2% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 20.0%

Game Analysis

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