Hmm, you're so pretty, not to talk to you would be a crime. "Baby, Baby" - The Vibrators
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -2.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money MSU +120 / MICH -142
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MICH +12 154 Lost
Massey MICH -4.8 (-7.2)
Massey Totals 149.2 (+4.8)
Bradley-Terry 50%
Weighted B-T 42%
Baseline Plus ML MICH -1.3 (-10.7) 146.7 (+7.3) 45%
Model 4 ML MICH -0.5 (-11.5) 146.7 (+7.3) 48%
Model 3 ML MICH -0.5 (-11.5) 144.2 (+9.8) 43%
Baseline ML MICH -0.6 (-11.4) 146.0 (+8.0) 36%

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 8, 2026 MICH 9080 MSU
Mar 9, 2025 MSU 7962 MICH
Feb 22, 2025 MSU 7562 MICH
Feb 18, 2024 MSU 7363 MICH
Jan 31, 2024 MSU 8162 MICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU MICH
Overall 27-8 37-3
Conference 15-5 19-1
Home 15-2 14-1
Away 6-4 11-0
Neutral 6-2 12-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 W6
Avg Pts For 78.8 87.3
Avg Pts Against 68.3 69.5
Massey 21.3 (#10) 29.3 (#1)
Bradley-Terry 4.27 (#7) 4.83 (#5)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.77 (#6) 6.71 (#5)
RPI 0.656 (#8) 0.696 (#1)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU MICH
FG% 47.9% 51.5%
3PT% 35.9% 34.5%
REB / G 41.4 42.0
OREB / G 13.0 11.3
AST / TO 1.55 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 59.0%
TOV% 18.0% 16.9%
ORB% 39.5% 35.6%
FT Rate 27.2% 30.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.8% 43.5%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 17.2%
DRB% 78.6% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 18.6%

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