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Missouri Tigers
85 – 73
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Southeastern Conference · Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · March 13, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MIZ -3.5 Home covered
O/U 158.5 Under
Money MIZ -150 / MSST +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total MIZ win
Actual MIZ +12 158 Won
Massey MIZ -2.1 (+9.9) — —
Massey Totals — 158.7 (-0.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MIZ -0.4 (+11.6) 157.9 (+0.1) 59% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSST -0.2 (+12.2) 157.9 (+0.1) 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MIZ -2.0 (+10.0) 163.0 (-5.0) 56% ✓
Baseline ML MIZ -1.2 (+10.8) 161.2 (-3.2) 65% ✓

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 28, 2026 MIZ 88 – 64 MSST
Jan 31, 2026 MIZ 84 – 79 MSST
Feb 1, 2025 MIZ 88 – 61 MSST
Feb 11, 2024 MSST 75 – 51 MIZ
Feb 22, 2023 MIZ 66 – 64 MSST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MIZ MSST
Overall 22-12 21-13
Conference 10-8 8-10
Home 18-2 10-5
Away 3-7 6-5
Neutral 1-3 5-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 83.6 79.5
Avg Pts Against 73.6 74.2
Massey 17.3 (#19) 15.1 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 3.02 (#13) 2.93 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.84 (#13) 3.61 (#19)
RPI 0.582 (#42) 0.596 (#29)
Shooting & Four Factors MIZ MSST
FG% 48.7% 45.4%
3PT% 37.3% 31.8%
REB / G 34.1 38.2
OREB / G 10.9 12.9
AST / TO 1.31 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 52.1%
TOV% 15.2% 15.2%
ORB% 33.4% 34.3%
FT Rate 34.1% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 19.0%
DRB% 67.8% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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