He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Bryce Jordan Center · December 1, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -28.5 Away covered
O/U 160.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +23 151 Won
Massey PSU -31.7 (-8.7)
Massey Totals 166.1 (-15.1)
Bradley-Terry 98%
Weighted B-T 100%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -28.6 (-5.6) 159.3 (-8.3) 91%
Baseline ML PSU -28.4 (-5.4) 158.5 (-7.5) 91%
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -23.6 (-0.6) 156.9 (-5.9) 91%
Efficiency Plus ML PSU -26.3 (-3.3) 160.8 (-9.8) 91%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU BUF
Overall 16-15 9-22
Conference 6-14 4-14
Home 11-6 6-9
Away 3-8 3-13
Neutral 2-1 0-0
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak W1 L2
Avg Pts For 79.1 70.3
Avg Pts Against 73.2 81.6
Massey 16.6 (#16) -9.5 (#323)
Bradley-Terry 1.52 (#67) -1.23 (#280)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.03 (#80) -2.58 (#308)
RPI 0.562 (#76) 0.405 (#308)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU BUF
FG% 51.6% 45.5%
3PT% 37.5% 32.2%
REB / G 38.3 36.0
OREB / G 12.0 7.8
AST / TO 1.52 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.5% 52.0%
TOV% 16.2% 16.8%
ORB% 35.0% 21.4%
FT Rate 31.1% 24.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 23.8% 14.6%
DRB% 71.3% 67.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 17.1%

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