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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML RUTG -3.3 (+8.7) 148.2 (-12.2) 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 8572 PSU
Jan 20, 2025 PSU 8072 RUTG
Dec 11, 2024 RUTG 8076 PSU
Feb 1, 2024 PSU 6146 RUTG
Feb 26, 2023 RUTG 5956 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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