Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Michigan State Spartans
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FINAL Conference
UCLA Bruins
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money MSU -425 / UCLA +330
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +23 141 Won
Massey MSU -9.4 (+13.6)
Massey Totals 140.7 (+0.3)
Bradley-Terry 85%
Weighted B-T 91%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -9.6 (+13.4) 140.6 (+0.4) 80%
Model 4 ML MSU -10.7 (+12.3) 141.0 (+0.0) 84%
Model 3 ML MSU -9.2 (+13.8) 142.2 (-1.2) 81%
Baseline ML MSU -7.0 (+16.0) 143.0 (-2.0) 82%

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 14, 2026 UCLA 8884 MSU
Feb 5, 2025 UCLA 6361 MSU
Mar 19, 2021 UCLA 8680 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU UCLA
Overall 27-8 24-12
Conference 15-5 13-7
Home 15-2 17-1
Away 6-4 4-6
Neutral 6-2 3-5
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 77.1
Avg Pts Against 68.3 71.1
Massey 19.8 (#14) 13.4 (#42)
Bradley-Terry 3.50 (#14) 2.26 (#42)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.50 (#16) 2.80 (#46)
RPI 0.635 (#16) 0.571 (#57)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU UCLA
FG% 46.6% 46.8%
3PT% 34.6% 38.1%
REB / G 41.2 32.7
OREB / G 13.2 10.2
AST / TO 1.56 1.63
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 53.4%
TOV% 17.4% 14.1%
ORB% 39.1% 31.7%
FT Rate 27.3% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 18.7%
DRB% 77.5% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 27.4%

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