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Michigan State vs Rutgers Result & Analysis

Date: Mon 09 Dec 2019
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 77-65
33-28 44-37
Position#49
Record2-2
FormLWWL
Points / game77.2
Allowed / game76.2
vs
Position#104
Record2-1
FormWWL
Points / game75.7
Allowed / game62.0
USANCAA
Other2019-20
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Michigan State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Rutgers 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
Virginia Tech
#258
L
66-71
66
71
-5
H25/11
NCAA
Georgia
#245
W
93-85
93
85
+8
H26/11
NCAA
UCLA
#148
W
75-62
75
62
+13
A27/11
NCAA
Duke
#19
L
75-87
75
87
-12
H04/12
NCAA
1H
2H
28-32
38-39
52-31
41-54
26-23
49-39
29-45
46-42
153.5Avg total
77.2Scored
76.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)77.276.2153.5+1.050%
Season at home (3)78.081.0159.0-3.033%
Season away (1)75.062.0137.0+13.0100%
Last 10 (4)77.276.2153.5+1.050%
Last 5 (4)77.276.2153.5+1.050%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (1)75.087.0162.0-12.00%
vs Weaker (3)78.072.7150.7+5.367%
This opponent (Rutgers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RutgersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NJIT
#316
W
85-58
85
58
+27
H27/11
NCAA
UMass
#287
W
82-57
82
57
+25
H29/11
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#222
L
60-71
60
71
-11
A04/12
NCAA
1H
2H
36-22
49-36
34-27
48-30
27-35
33-36
137.7Avg total
75.7Scored
62.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)75.762.0137.7+13.767%
Season at home (2)83.557.5141.0+26.0100%
Season away (1)60.071.0131.0-11.00%
Last 10 (3)75.762.0137.7+13.767%
Last 5 (3)75.762.0137.7+13.767%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀no games
vs Weaker (3)75.762.0137.7+13.767%
This opponent (Michigan State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

No team totals priced for this game yet.

⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +1.0+1.01st half: +4.3+4.32nd half2nd half: +0.0+0.02nd half: +9.3+9.3
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +1.0+1.01st half: +4.3+4.32nd half2nd half: +0.0+0.02nd half: +9.3+9.3
Michigan StateRutgers
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
Virginia Tech
#258
L
28-32
28
32
-4
H25/11
NCAA
Georgia
#245
W
52-31
52
31
+21
H26/11
NCAA
UCLA
#148
W
26-23
26
23
+3
A27/11
NCAA
Duke
#19
L
29-45
29
45
-16
H04/12
NCAA
66.5Avg total
33.8Scored
32.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (4)33.832.866.5+1.050%-
Last 30 at home (3)36.336.072.3+0.333%-
Last 30 away (1)26.023.049.0+3.0100%-
Last 10 (4)33.832.866.5+1.050%-
Last 5 (4)33.832.866.5+1.050%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (1)29.045.074.0-16.00%-
vs Weaker (3)35.328.764.0+6.767%-
This opponent (Rutgers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RutgersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NJIT
#316
W
36-22
36
22
+14
H27/11
NCAA
UMass
#287
W
34-27
34
27
+7
H29/11
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#222
L
27-35
27
35
-8
A04/12
NCAA
60.3Avg total
32.3Scored
28.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (3)32.328.060.3+4.367%-
Last 30 at home (2)35.024.559.5+10.5100%-
Last 30 away (1)27.035.062.0-8.00%-
Last 10 (3)32.328.060.3+4.367%-
Last 5 (3)32.328.060.3+4.367%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀no games
vs Weaker (3)32.328.060.3+4.367%-
This opponent (Michigan State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Not enough box scores for both teams yet (the data provider has box scores for the NBA and Europe's top competitions, not every game).

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Michigan State wins
0
Rutgers wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/12/19HDuke75-87
27/11/19AUCLA75-62
26/11/19HGeorgia93-85
25/11/19HVirginia Tech66-71
Rutgerslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/12/19APittsburgh60-71
29/11/19HUMass82-57
27/11/19HNJIT85-58

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Michigan State
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 2 Wins / 2 Losses (last 4)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWL50%
HomeLWL33%
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games431
Win %50%33%100%
Points / game77.278.075.0
Allowed / game76.281.062.0
Point differential+1.0-3.0+13.0
Avg total153.5159.0137.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%0%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
Rutgers
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 2 Wins / 1 Losses (last 3)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWL67%
HomeWW100%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %67%100%0%
Points / game75.783.560.0
Allowed / game62.057.571.0
Point differential+13.7+26.0-11.0
Avg total137.7141.0131.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
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 Ohio State550100%85.255.6+29.6
2 Washington440100%81.565.0+16.5
3 Maryland660100%76.262.8+13.3
4 Michigan65183%82.570.2+12.3
5 Purdue54180%65.450.4+15.0
6 Minnesota43175%76.861.5+15.2
7 Indiana43175%74.068.2+5.8
8 Rutgers32167%75.762.0+13.7
9 Iowa64267%78.771.3+7.3
10 Oregon53260%76.870.0+6.8
11 Northwestern53260%66.660.8+5.8
12 Penn State53260%73.070.8+2.2
13 USC53260%70.271.6-1.4
14 Illinois42250%93.569.0+24.5
15 UCLA63350%75.269.2+6.0
16 Michigan State42250%77.276.2+1.0
17 Nebraska63350%74.579.5-5.0
18 Wisconsin52340%65.664.8+0.8
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 State334477
Rutgers283765
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