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Minnesota vs Maine Black Bears Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 30 Dec 2023
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 80-62
41-28 39-34
Position#163
Record9-3
FormLWWWW
Points / game80.5
Allowed / game66.7
Minnesota 🏆
USA
vs
Maine Black Bears
USA
Position#261
Record7-7
FormWWWLL
Points / game68.3
Allowed / game66.3
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Minnesota winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Maine Black Bears 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
Missouri
#345
L
68-70
68
70
-2
H17/11
NCAA
USC Upstate
#317
W
67-53
67
53
+14
H18/11
NCAA
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
#277
W
86-67
86
67
+19
H22/11
NCAA
San Francisco
#49
L
58-76
58
76
-18
A27/11
NCAA
New Orleans
#327
W
97-64
97
64
+33
H01/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#123
L
74-84
74
84
-10
A03/12
NCAA
Nebraska
#62
W
76-65
76
65
+11
H07/12
NCAA
Florida Gulf Coast
#260
W
77-57
77
57
+20
H09/12
NCAA
IUPUI
#360
W
101-65
101
65
+36
H13/12
NCAA
Ball State
#226
W
80-63
80
63
+17
H22/12
NCAA
1H
2H
38-32
30-38
31-29
36-24
51-36
35-31
29-37
29-39
50-32
47-32
28-42
46-42
24-39
52-26
37-33
40-24
57-27
44-38
39-27
41-36
144.8Avg total
78.4Scored
66.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)80.566.7147.2+13.875%
Season at home (10)83.464.0147.4+19.490%
Season away (2)66.080.0146.0-14.00%
Last 10 (10)78.466.4144.8+12.070%
Last 5 (5)81.666.8148.4+14.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (19)62.474.4136.8-12.016%
vs Similar (4)77.568.0145.5+9.575%
vs Weaker ◀ (7)85.464.6150.0+20.986%
This opponent (Maine Black Bears) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Maine Black BearsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Presbyterian
#232
L
66-80
66
80
-14
H17/11
NCAA
North Florida
#201
L
58-67
58
67
-9
A18/11
NCAA
South Florida
#20
W
70-59
70
59
+11
A23/11
NCAA
Columbia
#229
L
56-75
56
75
-19
A25/11
NCAA
Holy Cross
#328
W
72-57
72
57
+15
A30/11
NCAA
Brown
#276
W
60-49
60
49
+11
H03/12
NCAA
Boston University
#221
W
74-65
74
65
+9
A07/12
NCAA
Central Connecticut State
#88
W
69-56
69
56
+13
H09/12
NCAA
UCF Knights
#180
L
51-74
51
74
-23
A19/12
NCAA
Florida International
#318
L
74-82
74
82
-8
A22/12
NCAA
1H
2H
25-32
41-48
28-38
30-29
31-29
39-30
30-34
26-41
37-29
35-28
37-23
23-26
34-28
40-37
32-28
37-28
18-41
33-33
36-35
38-47
131.4Avg total
65.0Scored
66.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)68.366.3134.6+2.050%
Season at home (5)74.263.0137.2+11.260%
Season away (9)65.068.1133.1-3.144%
Last 10 (10)65.066.4131.4-1.450%
Last 5 (5)65.665.2130.8+0.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)60.869.5130.4-8.736%
vs Similar (12)67.867.9135.8-0.142%
vs Weaker (6)71.569.7141.2+1.867%
This opponent (Minnesota) 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

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +5.0+5.01st half: -0.9-0.92nd half2nd half: +7.0+7.02nd half: -0.5-0.5
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +5.0+5.01st half: -0.9-0.92nd half2nd half: +7.0+7.02nd half: -0.5-0.5
MinnesotaMaine Black Bears
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
Missouri
#345
W
38-32
38
32
+6
H17/11
NCAA
USC Upstate
#317
W
31-29
31
29
+2
H18/11
NCAA
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
#277
W
51-36
51
36
+15
H22/11
NCAA
San Francisco
#49
L
29-37
29
37
-8
A27/11
NCAA
New Orleans
#327
W
50-32
50
32
+18
H01/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#123
L
28-42
28
42
-14
A03/12
NCAA
Nebraska
#62
L
24-39
24
39
-15
H07/12
NCAA
Florida Gulf Coast
#260
W
37-33
37
33
+4
H09/12
NCAA
IUPUI
#360
W
57-27
57
27
+30
H13/12
NCAA
Ball State
#226
W
39-27
39
27
+12
H22/12
NCAA
71.8Avg total
38.4Scored
33.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.734.267.8-0.543%-
Last 30 at home (19)36.532.969.5+3.658%-
Last 30 away (11)28.736.365.0-7.518%-
Last 10 (10)38.433.471.8+5.070%-
Last 5 (5)37.033.670.6+3.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (19)29.235.664.8-6.421%-
vs Similar (4)34.232.566.8+1.850%-
vs Weaker ◀ (7)45.431.376.7+14.1100%-
This opponent (Maine Black Bears) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Maine Black BearsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Presbyterian
#232
L
25-32
25
32
-7
H17/11
NCAA
North Florida
#201
L
28-38
28
38
-10
A18/11
NCAA
South Florida
#20
W
31-29
31
29
+2
A23/11
NCAA
Columbia
#229
L
30-34
30
34
-4
A25/11
NCAA
Holy Cross
#328
W
37-29
37
29
+8
A30/11
NCAA
Brown
#276
W
37-23
37
23
+14
H03/12
NCAA
Boston University
#221
W
34-28
34
28
+6
A07/12
NCAA
Central Connecticut State
#88
W
32-28
32
28
+4
H09/12
NCAA
UCF Knights
#180
L
18-41
18
41
-23
A19/12
NCAA
Florida International
#318
W
36-35
36
35
+1
A22/12
NCAA
62.5Avg total
30.8Scored
31.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.032.664.6-0.750%-
Last 30 at home (13)34.830.865.6+3.969%-
Last 30 away (17)29.834.063.8-4.235%-
Last 10 (10)30.831.762.5-0.960%-
Last 5 (5)31.431.062.4+0.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)28.233.661.8-5.545%-
vs Similar (12)33.231.965.1+1.250%-
vs Weaker (6)33.032.065.0+1.050%-
This opponent (Minnesota) 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
0
Minnesota wins
0
Maine Black Bears wins
No previous meetings.
Minnesotalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/12/23HBall State80-63
13/12/23HIUPUI101-65
09/12/23HFlorida Gulf Coast77-57
07/12/23HNebraska76-65
03/12/23AOhio State74-84
01/12/23HNew Orleans97-64
27/11/23ASan Francisco58-76
22/11/23HArkansas-Pine Bluff86-67
18/11/23HUSC Upstate67-53
17/11/23HMissouri68-70
Maine Black Bearslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/12/23AFlorida International74-82
19/12/23AUCF Knights51-74
09/12/23HCentral Connecticut State69-56
07/12/23ABoston University74-65
03/12/23HBrown60-49
30/11/23AHoly Cross72-57
25/11/23AColumbia56-75
23/11/23ASouth Florida70-59
18/11/23ANorth Florida58-67
17/11/23HPresbyterian66-80

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Minnesota
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW75%
HomeWWWWW90%
AwayLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games12102
Win %75%90%0%
Points / game80.583.466.0
Allowed / game66.764.080.0
Point differential+13.8+19.4-14.0
Avg total147.2147.4146.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%90%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
Maine Black Bears
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL50%
HomeWLLWW60%
AwayLWWLL44%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1459
Win %50%60%44%
Points / game68.374.265.0
Allowed / game66.363.068.1
Point differential+2.0+11.2-3.1
Avg total134.6137.2133.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+43%60%33%
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 Purdue1211192%87.369.3+18.0
2 Ohio State1210283%79.464.1+15.3
3 Nebraska1210283%76.565.8+10.8
4 Illinois119282%81.065.0+16.0
5 Northwestern119282%72.863.1+9.7
6 Indiana1310377%76.373.4+2.9
7 Minnesota129375%80.566.7+13.8
8 Wisconsin129375%74.264.9+9.2
9 Oregon129375%79.271.2+8.1
10 Washington118373%83.074.5+8.5
11 Maryland139469%73.263.4+9.8
12 Rutgers117464%68.361.7+6.5
13 Michigan State127558%76.463.7+12.8
14 Iowa127558%86.677.7+8.9
15 Penn State137654%77.570.3+7.2
16 UCLA126650%67.862.0+5.8
17 Michigan126650%83.878.4+5.3
18 USC126650%78.273.8+4.3
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 -).
America East conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 UMass Lowell128467%77.866.2+11.6
2 Vermont149564%73.464.6+8.8
3 New Hampshire85362%80.972.9+8.0
4 Binghamton127558%73.172.5+0.6
5 Bryant University148657%79.675.4+4.3
6 Albany74357%76.675.7+0.9
7 Maine Black Bears147750%68.366.3+2.0
8 UMBC Retrievers145936%78.683.8-5.2
9 NJIT113827%72.477.8-5.5
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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Minnesota413980
Maine Black Bears283462
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