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#212NDSUN Dakota St AP #1467final
Final
#10MSUMichigan St AP #392▲ winner
Closing lineMSU -16.5✓ MSU covered by 8.5
Closing total144.5Over by 14.5
Season records: N Dakota St and Michigan St
NDSUThis seasonMSU
24-7Record25-7
18-13ATS16-16
14-17O/U15-17

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model before tip-off: NDSU 63–82 MSU · ✓ MSU (95%) won
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Box score

Score by half
1H2HT
NDSU254267
MSU454792

1st half: NDSU 25, MSU 45 (MSU by 20). The model had MSU by 11.0 and a total of 68.0 (actual 70).

Team stats

NDSUMSU
25-57 44%Field goals33-56 59%
6-25 24%3-pointers10-20 50%
11-17 65%Free throws16-18 89%
23 4 offRebounds35 4 off
13Assists26
6Steals5
1Blocks6
12Turnovers12
17Fouls14
34Points in paint44
10Fast-break points15

Players

NDSUMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Andy Stefonowicz G356213-80-4
Trevian Carson G3411765-111-4
Damari Wheeler-Thomas G3016325-112-6
Treyson Anderson F1910124-90-3
Markhi Strickland G166113-60-0
Bench
Noah Feddersen C207111-10-0
Tay Smith G186102-42-4
Emil Skytt G145302-31-1
Riley Massey G90000-20-2
Riley Saunders G20000-10-1
Max Majerle G10000-10-0
Carson Smith G10000-00-0
Caleb Schoenrock F10000-00-0

Did not play: Dom Clay

MSUMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Jeremy Fears Jr. G3272112-61-2
Carson Cooper C30201037-90-0
Coen Carr F2817426-81-2
Jaxon Kohler F2612924-93-6
Jordan Scott F246322-52-3
Bench
Kur Teng G183121-51-3
Cam Ward F1613106-60-0
Trey Fort G127222-51-3
Denham Wojcik G84112-20-0
Jesse McCulloch F33001-11-1
Brennan Walton F10100-00-0
Colin Walton F10000-00-0
Nick Sanders G10010-00-0

Did not play: Divine Ugochukwu, Kaleb Glenn

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Market vs model

The model’s numbers beside the market’s
MarketModelModel edgeResult
Spread
MarketMSU -16.5
ModelMSU -18.7
Model edgeMSU +2.2
W MSU covered
Total
Market144.5
Model145.3
Model edgeOver 0.8
W Over
Projected score
NDSU 63.3 · MSU 82
NDSU 67 · MSU 92
Win probability
MSU 95%
1st half
Spread
MSU -11.0
MSU -20.0
Total
68.0
70 points
Projected score
NDSU 28.5 · MSU 39.5
NDSU 25 · MSU 45

Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward MSU
Total
Up 1 since the open
Moneyline
NDSU +950 · MSU -1650
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MSU -14.5 · closed MSU -16.5 · moved 2 toward MSUmodel MSU -18.5
Opened 143.5 · closed 144.5 · moved 1 upmodel 145.5
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Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

N Dakota St

24-7 overall · 17-2 in conference · Summit League

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs North Dakota70–62
  • Wvs Omaha74–50
  • Wvs Oral Roberts76–65
  • Wvs North Dakota96–63
  • L@ St Thomas62–84

A week or more of rest.

Michigan St

25-7 overall · 15-6 in conference · Big Ten Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs UCLA84–88
  • L@ Michigan80–90
  • Wvs Rutgers91–87
  • W@ Indiana77–64
  • W@ Purdue76–74

6 days since their last game.