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Michigan State vs Nebraska Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 07 Dec 2024
Tip-off: 17:00
Final 89-52
41-31 48-21
Position#17
Record7-2
FormWWLWW
Points / game81.6
Allowed / game70.1
vs
Position#158
Record6-1
FormWLWWW
Points / game83.3
Allowed / game68.0
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Michigan State v Nebraska
07 Dec 2024
MICH89
NEBR52
03 Jan 2023
MICH74
NEBR56
05 Jan 2022
MICH79
NEBR67
06 Feb 2021
MICH66
NEBR56
03 Feb 2021
MICH v NEBR
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Michigan State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Nebraska winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Michigan StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
North Carolina
#19
L
69-85
69
85
-16
A23/03
NCAA
Monmouth
#299
W
81-57
81
57
+24
H05/11
NCAA
Niagara
#315
W
96-60
96
60
+36
H08/11
NCAA
Kansas
#114
L
69-77
69
77
-8
H12/11
NCAA
Bowling Green
#257
W
86-72
86
72
+14
H16/11
NCAA
Samford
#61
W
83-75
83
75
+8
H20/11
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
72-56
72
56
+16
H25/11
NCAA
Memphis
#15
L
63-71
63
71
-8
H26/11
NCAA
North Carolina
#111
W
94-91 OT
94
91
+3
A28/11
NCAA
Minnesota
#226
W
90-72
90
72
+18
A05/12
NCAA
1H
2H
31-40
38-45
38-27
43-30
46-39
50-21
24-30
45-47
43-43
43-29
38-28
45-47
38-25
34-31
31-34
32-37
43-34
39-48
42-30
48-42
151.9Avg total
80.3Scored
71.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)81.670.1151.7+11.478%
Season at home (7)78.666.9145.4+11.771%
Season away (2)92.081.5173.5+10.5100%
Last 10 (10)80.371.6151.9+8.770%
Last 5 (5)80.473.0153.4+7.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)68.377.3145.7-9.00%
vs Similar (14)68.767.0135.7+1.757%
vs Weaker ◀ (13)78.667.2145.8+11.577%
This opponent (Nebraska) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
NebraskaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Indiana
#153
W
93-66
93
66
+27
H16/03
NCAA
Illinois
#27
L
87-98
87
98
-11
A16/03
NCAA
Texas A&M
#139
L
83-98
83
98
-15
H22/03
NCAA
UTRGV
#186
W
87-67
87
67
+20
H05/11
NCAA
Bethune-Cookman
#202
W
63-58
63
58
+5
H10/11
NCAA
Fairleigh Dickinson
#289
W
86-60
86
60
+26
H14/11
NCAA
St. Marys (CA)
#14
L
74-77
74
77
-3
H17/11
NCAA
Creighton
#59
W
74-63
74
63
+11
A23/11
NCAA
South Dakota Coyotes
#146
W
96-79
96
79
+17
H27/11
NCAA
North Florida
#228
W
103-72
103
72
+31
H01/12
NCAA
1H
2H
50-27
43-39
51-40
36-58
44-58
39-40
42-36
45-31
29-24
34-34
45-25
41-35
43-46
31-31
35-24
39-39
54-35
42-44
53-32
50-40
158.4Avg total
84.6Scored
73.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (7)83.368.0151.3+15.386%
Season at home (6)84.868.8153.7+16.083%
Season away (1)74.063.0137.0+11.0100%
Last 10 (10)84.673.8158.4+10.870%
Last 5 (5)86.670.2156.8+16.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)81.074.5155.5+6.550%
vs Similar (17)78.176.8154.8+1.353%
vs Weaker (11)82.065.4147.4+16.691%
This opponent (Michigan State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +4.4+4.41st half: +9.9+9.92nd half2nd half: +4.0+4.02nd half: +0.9+0.9
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +4.4+4.41st half: +9.9+9.92nd half2nd half: +4.0+4.02nd half: +0.9+0.9
Michigan StateNebraska
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Michigan StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
North Carolina
#19
L
31-40
31
40
-9
A23/03
NCAA
Monmouth
#299
W
38-27
38
27
+11
H05/11
NCAA
Niagara
#315
W
46-39
46
39
+7
H08/11
NCAA
Kansas
#114
L
24-30
24
30
-6
H12/11
NCAA
Bowling Green
#257
D
43-43
43
43
+0
H16/11
NCAA
Samford
#61
W
38-28
38
28
+10
H20/11
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
38-25
38
25
+13
H25/11
NCAA
Memphis
#15
L
31-34
31
34
-3
H26/11
NCAA
North Carolina
#111
W
43-34
43
34
+9
A28/11
NCAA
Minnesota
#226
W
42-30
42
30
+12
A05/12
NCAA
70.4Avg total
37.4Scored
33.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.833.268.0+1.653%-
Last 30 at home (16)34.231.866.1+2.456%-
Last 30 away (14)35.534.870.3+0.750%-
Last 10 (10)37.433.070.4+4.460%-
Last 5 (5)38.430.268.6+8.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)31.037.368.3-6.30%-
vs Similar (14)33.833.166.9+0.757%-
vs Weaker ◀ (13)36.832.469.2+4.562%-
This opponent (Nebraska) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
NebraskaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Indiana
#153
W
50-27
50
27
+23
H16/03
NCAA
Illinois
#27
W
51-40
51
40
+11
A16/03
NCAA
Texas A&M
#139
L
44-58
44
58
-14
H22/03
NCAA
UTRGV
#186
W
42-36
42
36
+6
H05/11
NCAA
Bethune-Cookman
#202
W
29-24
29
24
+5
H10/11
NCAA
Fairleigh Dickinson
#289
W
45-25
45
25
+20
H14/11
NCAA
St. Marys (CA)
#14
L
43-46
43
46
-3
H17/11
NCAA
Creighton
#59
W
35-24
35
24
+11
A23/11
NCAA
South Dakota Coyotes
#146
W
54-35
54
35
+19
H27/11
NCAA
North Florida
#228
W
53-32
53
32
+21
H01/12
NCAA
79.3Avg total
44.6Scored
34.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.034.574.4+5.567%-
Last 30 at home (19)40.631.872.4+8.879%-
Last 30 away (11)38.939.178.0-0.245%-
Last 10 (10)44.634.779.3+9.980%-
Last 5 (5)46.032.478.4+13.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)42.038.080.0+4.050%-
vs Similar (17)37.938.276.1-0.253%-
vs Weaker (11)42.728.170.8+14.691%-
This opponent (Michigan State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
6
Michigan State wins
1
Nebraska wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/12/24AMinnesota90-72
28/11/24ANorth Carolina94-91 OT
26/11/24HMemphis63-71
25/11/24HColorado72-56
20/11/24HSamford83-75
16/11/24HBowling Green86-72
12/11/24HKansas69-77
08/11/24HNiagara96-60
05/11/24HMonmouth81-57
23/03/24ANorth Carolina69-85
Nebraskalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/12/24HNorth Florida103-72
27/11/24HSouth Dakota Coyotes96-79
23/11/24ACreighton74-63
17/11/24HSt. Marys (CA)74-77
14/11/24HFairleigh Dickinson86-60
10/11/24HBethune-Cookman63-58
05/11/24HUTRGV87-67
22/03/24HTexas A&M83-98
16/03/24AIllinois87-98
16/03/24HIndiana93-66

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Michigan State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW78%
HomeLWWWL71%
AwayWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games972
Win %78%71%100%
Points / game81.678.692.0
Allowed / game70.166.981.5
Point differential+11.4+11.7+10.5
Avg total151.7145.4173.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+56%57%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)-100% (1)
Overtime %11%0%50%
Nebraska
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW86%
HomeWWLWW83%
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games761
Win %86%83%100%
Points / game83.384.874.0
Allowed / game68.068.863.0
Point differential+15.3+16.0+11.0
Avg total151.3153.7137.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+71%67%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)50% (2)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Oregon990100%79.967.7+12.2
2 Maryland98189%86.358.7+27.7
3 Penn State98189%90.167.8+22.3
4 Wisconsin98189%82.969.0+13.9
5 UCLA87188%78.253.1+25.1
6 Michigan87188%79.160.6+18.5
7 Iowa87188%86.571.9+14.6
8 Nebraska76186%83.368.0+15.3
9 Michigan State97278%81.670.1+11.4
10 Indiana97278%80.269.3+10.9
11 Purdue97278%77.869.6+8.2
12 Illinois86275%86.262.5+23.8
13 Washington75271%70.067.1+2.9
14 Northwestern107370%73.064.6+8.4
15 Ohio State85362%82.566.2+16.2
16 Rutgers85362%81.475.0+6.4
17 Minnesota106460%65.262.0+3.2
18 USC95456%71.971.7+0.2
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Michigan State414889
Nebraska312152
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