I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · February 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money MINN +360 / MSU -470
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +3 149 Won
Massey MSU -11.1 (+14.1)
Massey Totals 130.7 (+18.3)
Bradley-Terry 6%
Weighted B-T 3%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -10.1 (+13.1) 135.7 (+13.3) 17%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -10.2 (+13.2) 133.6 (+15.4) 18%
Baseline ML MSU -11.2 (+14.2) 131.8 (+17.2) 18%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -10.8 (+13.8) 133.9 (+15.1) 16%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 29, 2025 MSU 7351 MINN
Dec 5, 2024 MSU 9072 MINN
Mar 14, 2024 MSU 7767 MINN
Feb 7, 2024 MINN 5956 MSU
Jan 18, 2024 MSU 7666 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN MSU
Overall 15-18 27-8
Conference 8-12 15-5
Home 13-4 15-2
Away 2-9 6-4
Neutral 0-5 6-2
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 78.8
Avg Pts Against 68.5 68.3
Massey 7.0 (#85) 21.1 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#92) 4.03 (#9)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.29 (#88) 5.42 (#8)
RPI 0.500 (#179) 0.648 (#8)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN MSU
FG% 45.5% 47.4%
3PT% 32.7% 35.0%
REB / G 33.5 41.2
OREB / G 9.7 13.1
AST / TO 1.63 1.52
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 53.8%
TOV% 16.8% 18.0%
ORB% 29.5% 39.4%
FT Rate 27.9% 27.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 46.1%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 16.4%
DRB% 70.9% 78.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 21.9%

Game Analysis

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