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Minnesota vs Central Michigan Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 26 Nov 2024
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 68-65
34-34 34-31
Position#226
Record4-1
FormWWLWW
Points / game63.2
Allowed / game55.6
vs
Position#242
Record3-2
FormWLLWW
Points / game72.8
Allowed / game66.8
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Minnesota v Central Michigan
25 Nov 2024
MINN68
CENT65
17 Nov 2022
MINN68
CENT60
21 Nov 2019
MINN82
CENT57
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

MinnesotaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Indiana
#153
L
58-70
58
70
-12
H07/03
NCAA
Northwestern
#86
L
66-90
66
90
-24
A10/03
NCAA
Michigan State
#154
L
67-77
67
77
-10
A14/03
NCAA
Butler
#17
W
73-72
73
72
+1
A20/03
NIT
Indiana State
#2
L
64-76
64
76
-12
A24/03
NIT
Oral Roberts
#343
W
80-57
80
57
+23
H07/11
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#101
W
68-64
68
64
+4
H09/11
NCAA
North Texas
#36
L
51-54
51
54
-3
H14/11
NCAA
Yale
#42
W
59-56
59
56
+3
H16/11
NCAA
Cleveland State
#95
W
58-47
58
47
+11
H20/11
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
25-30
0-0
33-40
0-0
41-53
0-0
25-37
0-0
34-32
0-0
33-45
0-0
36-38
0-0
37-34
0-0
28-38
0-0
36-38
0-0
38-24
0-0
42-33
0-0
30-33
0-0
38-31
0-0
14-23
0-0
37-31
0-0
19-29
0-0
40-27
0-0
31-29
0-0
27-18
130.7Avg total
64.4Scored
66.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (5)63.255.6118.8+7.680%
Season at home (5)63.255.6118.8+7.680%
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)64.466.3130.7-1.950%
Last 5 (5)63.255.6118.8+7.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)67.570.3137.8-2.833%
vs Similar (16)71.871.5143.2+0.256%
vs Weaker (7)76.067.0143.0+9.071%
This opponent (Central Michigan) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Central MichiganUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Ball State
#226
L
71-79
71
79
-8
H28/02
NCAA
Kent State
#199
L
73-79 OT
73
79
-6
A02/03
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#307
W
69-63
69
63
+6
A06/03
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#278
W
65-62 OT
65
62
+3
H09/03
NCAA
Bowling Green
#127
L
56-66
56
66
-10
H14/03
NCAA
South Alabama
#83
W
74-70
74
70
+4
A05/11
NCAA
Stony Brook
#339
L
72-73
72
73
-1
H08/11
NCAA
Marquette
#67
L
62-70
62
70
-8
A12/11
NCAA
George Mason
#31
W
70-69
70
69
+1
A14/11
NCAA
Central State (OH)
#506
W
86-52
86
52
+34
H21/11
NCAA
1H
2H
31-38
40-41
28-25
36-39
32-28
37-35
29-23
26-32
28-26
28-40
38-23
36-47
36-30
36-43
27-42
35-28
36-33
34-36
41-25
45-27
138.1Avg total
69.8Scored
68.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (5)72.866.8139.6+6.060%
Season at home (2)79.062.5141.5+16.550%
Season away (3)68.769.7138.3-1.067%
Last 10 (10)69.868.3138.1+1.550%
Last 5 (5)72.866.8139.6+6.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (17)64.572.0136.5-7.547%
vs Similar (7)69.660.0129.6+9.6100%
vs Weaker ◀ (5)73.666.2139.8+7.460%
This opponent (Minnesota) is Weaker. 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

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -3.3-3.31st half: +3.3+3.32nd half2nd half: +1.4+1.42nd half: -1.5-1.5
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -3.3-3.31st half: +3.3+3.32nd half2nd half: +1.4+1.42nd half: -1.5-1.5
MinnesotaCentral Michigan
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
MinnesotaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Indiana
#153
L
25-30
25
30
-5
H07/03
NCAA
Northwestern
#86
L
41-53
41
53
-12
A10/03
NCAA
Michigan State
#154
W
34-32
34
32
+2
A14/03
NCAA
Butler
#17
L
36-38
36
38
-2
A20/03
NIT
Indiana State
#2
L
28-38
28
38
-10
A24/03
NIT
Oral Roberts
#343
W
38-24
38
24
+14
H07/11
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#101
L
30-33
30
33
-3
H09/11
NCAA
North Texas
#36
L
14-23
14
23
-9
H14/11
NCAA
Yale
#42
L
19-29
19
29
-10
H16/11
NCAA
Cleveland State
#95
W
31-29
31
29
+2
H20/11
NCAA
62.5Avg total
29.6Scored
32.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.234.267.5-1.033%-
Last 30 at home (18)31.830.962.7+0.839%-
Last 30 away (12)35.439.274.6-3.825%-
Last 10 (10)29.632.962.5-3.330%-
Last 5 (5)26.427.654.0-1.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)30.033.763.7-3.733%-
vs Similar (16)32.534.667.1-2.131%-
vs Weaker (7)37.333.370.6+4.043%-
This opponent (Central Michigan) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Central MichiganLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Ball State
#226
L
31-38
31
38
-7
H28/02
NCAA
Kent State
#199
W
28-25
28
25
+3
A02/03
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#307
W
32-28
32
28
+4
A06/03
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#278
W
29-23
29
23
+6
H09/03
NCAA
Bowling Green
#127
W
28-26
28
26
+2
H14/03
NCAA
South Alabama
#83
W
38-23
38
23
+15
A05/11
NCAA
Stony Brook
#339
W
36-30
36
30
+6
H08/11
NCAA
Marquette
#67
L
27-42
27
42
-15
A12/11
NCAA
George Mason
#31
W
36-33
36
33
+3
A14/11
NCAA
Central State (OH)
#506
W
41-25
41
25
+16
H21/11
NCAA
61.9Avg total
32.6Scored
29.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.630.862.4+0.863%-
Last 30 at home (15)33.928.262.1+5.773%-
Last 30 away (15)29.333.562.8-4.153%-
Last 10 (10)32.629.361.9+3.380%-
Last 5 (5)35.630.666.2+5.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (17)29.632.862.5-3.253%-
vs Similar (7)31.726.358.0+5.471%-
vs Weaker ◀ (5)35.228.864.0+6.480%-
This opponent (Minnesota) is Weaker. 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
2
Minnesota wins
0
Central Michigan wins
DateGameScore
18/11/22Minnesota v Central Michigan68-60
22/11/19Minnesota v Central Michigan82-57
Minnesotalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/11/24HCleveland State58-47
16/11/24HYale59-56
14/11/24HNorth Texas51-54
09/11/24HNebraska O.68-64
07/11/24HOral Roberts80-57
24/03/24AIndiana State64-76
20/03/24AButler73-72
14/03/24AMichigan State67-77
10/03/24ANorthwestern66-90
07/03/24HIndiana58-70
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/11/24HCentral State (OH)86-52
14/11/24AGeorge Mason70-69
12/11/24AMarquette62-70
08/11/24HStony Brook72-73
05/11/24ASouth Alabama74-70
14/03/24HBowling Green56-66
09/03/24HEastern Michigan65-62 OT
06/03/24ANorthern Illinois69-63
02/03/24AKent State73-79 OT
28/02/24HBall State71-79

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Minnesota
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW80%
HomeWWLWW80%
Away--
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games55-
Win %80%80%-
Points / game63.263.2-
Allowed / game55.655.6-
Point differential+7.6+7.6-
Avg total118.8118.8-
Over main line---
Win by 10+40%40%-
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)67% (3)-
Overtime %0%0%-
Central Michigan
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWW60%
HomeLW50%
AwayWLW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games523
Win %60%50%67%
Points / game72.879.068.7
Allowed / game66.862.569.7
Point differential+6.0+16.5-1.0
Avg total139.6141.5138.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)0% (1)100% (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 Penn State660100%96.066.8+29.2
2 Indiana440100%81.561.2+20.2
3 Oregon550100%82.066.0+16.0
4 Wisconsin770100%86.971.6+15.3
5 Maryland65183%84.557.3+27.2
6 UCLA65183%78.254.0+24.2
7 Michigan65183%81.361.3+20.0
8 Michigan State65183%81.266.2+15.0
9 Iowa65183%83.769.8+13.8
10 Northwestern65183%74.361.3+13.0
11 Purdue65183%79.867.7+12.2
12 USC65183%79.770.5+9.2
13 Illinois54180%88.463.8+24.6
14 Ohio State54180%81.857.4+24.4
15 Nebraska54180%76.865.0+11.8
16 Rutgers54180%79.868.0+11.8
17 Minnesota54180%63.255.6+7.6
18 Washington43175%70.866.2+4.5
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 -).
Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Kent State54180%73.664.6+9.0
2 Toledo75271%80.378.0+2.3
3 Akron64267%83.276.3+6.8
4 Central Michigan53260%72.866.8+6.0
5 Eastern Michigan53260%66.465.6+0.8
6 Miami (Ohio)53260%74.073.2+0.8
7 Buffalo74357%77.480.7-3.3
8 Bowling Green62433%79.374.2+5.2
9 Western Michigan62433%72.569.8+2.7
10 Ball State62433%71.372.2-0.8
11 Northern Illinois62433%68.272.0-3.8
12 Ohio72529%76.681.9-5.3
13 UMass61517%74.779.8-5.2
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
Minnesota343468
Central Michigan343165
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