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Big Ten Conference · XFINITY Center · December 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MD -7.5 Away covered
O/U 140.0 Over
Money MD -385 / PSU +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total MD win
Actual MD +6 156 Won
Massey MD -5.3 (+0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 133.2 (+22.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MD -3.8 (+2.2) 137.2 (+18.8) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MD -3.8 (+2.2) 134.5 (+21.5) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MD -3.4 (+2.6) 135.2 (+20.8) 69% ✓
Baseline ML MD -4.2 (+1.8) 136.0 (+20.0) 69% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 18, 2026 MD 96 – 73 PSU
Mar 1, 2025 MD 68 – 64 PSU
Mar 10, 2024 PSU 85 – 69 MD
Mar 5, 2023 PSU 65 – 64 MD
Feb 11, 2023 MD 74 – 68 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MD PSU
Overall 16-17 16-17
Conference 7-13 9-11
Home 11-6 12-4
Away 4-8 2-8
Neutral 1-3 2-5
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.0 75.1
Avg Pts Against 65.9 73.4
Massey 1.9 (#138) 2.3 (#133)
Bradley-Terry -0.89 (#257) -1.07 (#270)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.00 (#246) -1.13 (#250)
RPI 0.447 (#258) 0.439 (#271)
Shooting & Four Factors MD PSU
FG% 41.2% 44.1%
3PT% 22.7% 29.4%
REB / G 35.9 33.2
OREB / G 12.6 10.2
AST / TO 0.84 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.7% 50.1%
TOV% 18.5% 16.4%
ORB% 33.4% 28.3%
FT Rate 30.2% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.4% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 23.1% 23.5%
DRB% 67.4% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 23.0%

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