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Michigan State Spartans
80 51
FINAL Conference
USC Trojans
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · January 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -11.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money MSU -850 / USC +575
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +29 131 Won
Massey MSU -9.2 (+19.8)
Massey Totals 154.2 (-23.2)
Bradley-Terry 76%
Weighted B-T 93%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -9.5 (+19.5) 152.3 (-21.3) 83%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -9.3 (+19.7) 150.6 (-19.6) 80%
Baseline ML MSU -7.8 (+21.2) 149.4 (-18.4) 77%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -8.6 (+20.4) 152.1 (-21.1) 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

Feb 1, 2025 USC 7064 MSU
Mar 17, 2023 MSU 7262 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU USC
Overall 27-8 18-14
Conference 15-5 7-13
Home 15-2 9-7
Away 6-4 5-6
Neutral 6-2 4-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L8
Avg Pts For 78.8 77.8
Avg Pts Against 68.3 78.4
Massey 17.3 (#18) 12.0 (#45)
Bradley-Terry 3.83 (#11) 3.30 (#21)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.71 (#11) 3.88 (#26)
RPI 0.669 (#8) 0.650 (#16)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU USC
FG% 46.1% 47.7%
3PT% 36.7% 36.2%
REB / G 43.0 36.7
OREB / G 14.1 10.7
AST / TO 1.57 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 54.1%
TOV% 18.1% 17.3%
ORB% 40.4% 32.1%
FT Rate 26.7% 39.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 18.3%
DRB% 77.5% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 28.1%

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