The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Michigan Wolverines
86 – 68
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Purdue Boilermakers
Big Ten Conference · Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -2.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money MICH +120 / PUR -140
Model Predictions
Spread Total MICH win
Actual MICH +18 154 Won
Massey PUR -2.0 (+20.0) — —
Massey Totals — 148.4 (+5.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -1.1 (+19.1) 145.2 (+8.8) 42% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -2.6 (+20.6) 143.7 (+10.3) 38% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PUR -2.2 (+20.2) 143.9 (+10.1) 42% ✗
Baseline ML PUR -1.7 (+19.7) 145.8 (+8.2) 44% ✗

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 15, 2026 PUR 80 – 72 MICH
Feb 17, 2026 MICH 91 – 80 PUR
Feb 12, 2025 MICH 75 – 73 PUR
Jan 25, 2025 PUR 91 – 64 MICH
Feb 25, 2024 PUR 84 – 76 MICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MICH PUR
Overall 27-10 24-12
Conference 14-6 13-7
Home 13-3 14-2
Away 7-3 5-6
Neutral 7-4 5-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.0 77.2
Avg Pts Against 71.5 70.4
Massey 15.8 (#27) 17.8 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 2.79 (#22) 2.86 (#20)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.54 (#20) 3.68 (#17)
RPI 0.606 (#20) 0.624 (#11)
Shooting & Four Factors MICH PUR
FG% 47.8% 49.6%
3PT% 33.6% 38.7%
REB / G 37.8 32.3
OREB / G 10.8 9.4
AST / TO 1.11 1.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 57.0%
TOV% 20.2% 15.8%
ORB% 33.1% 31.0%
FT Rate 25.7% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 18.1%
DRB% 69.8% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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