Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Big Ten Conference · Jersey Mike’s Arena · March 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread RUTG -4.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money RUTG -205 / PSU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total RUTG win
Actual RUTG +12 136 Won
Massey RUTG -2.8 (+9.2) — —
Massey Totals — 153.9 (-17.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML RUTG -3.3 (+8.7) 148.2 (-12.2) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RUTG -2.9 (+9.1) 145.0 (-9.0) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RUTG -3.7 (+8.3) 147.7 (-11.7) 69% ✓
Baseline ML RUTG -3.4 (+8.6) 150.3 (-14.3) 70% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 18, 2026 RUTG 85 – 72 PSU
Jan 20, 2025 PSU 80 – 72 RUTG
Dec 11, 2024 RUTG 80 – 76 PSU
Feb 1, 2024 PSU 61 – 46 RUTG
Feb 26, 2023 RUTG 59 – 56 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RUTG PSU
Overall 14-20 12-20
Conference 6-14 3-17
Home 10-7 9-8
Away 2-9 2-9
Neutral 2-4 1-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 70.5 73.7
Avg Pts Against 75.3 79.3
Massey 1.9 (#136) 2.2 (#133)
Bradley-Terry 0.59 (#113) 0.51 (#120)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.68 (#117) 0.36 (#133)
RPI 0.496 (#195) 0.498 (#191)
Shooting & Four Factors RUTG PSU
FG% 41.7% 46.9%
3PT% 32.4% 32.7%
REB / G 32.9 29.0
OREB / G 11.0 8.5
AST / TO 1.16 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 53.2%
TOV% 15.1% 15.4%
ORB% 30.5% 26.3%
FT Rate 27.4% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.4% 58.8%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 18.1%
DRB% 66.2% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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