I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · January 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -13.5 Home covered
O/U 147.0 Over
Money MSU -1000 / PSU +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +31 153 Won
Massey MSU -14.6 (+16.4) — —
Massey Totals — 141.2 (+11.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -13.9 (+17.1) 145.9 (+7.1) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -11.8 (+19.2) 146.1 (+6.9) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -13.2 (+17.8) 143.1 (+9.9) 87% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -12.9 (+18.1) 144.2 (+8.8) 86% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 13, 2025 MSU 76 – 72 PSU
Jan 16, 2025 MSU 90 – 85 PSU
Feb 14, 2024 MSU 80 – 72 PSU
Dec 7, 2022 MSU 67 – 58 PSU
Feb 15, 2022 PSU 62 – 58 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU PSU
Overall 20-15 16-17
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 14-4 12-4
Away 3-7 2-8
Neutral 3-4 2-5
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 75.1
Avg Pts Against 66.1 73.4
Massey 14.9 (#20) 4.7 (#102)
Bradley-Terry 1.50 (#66) -0.29 (#207)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.34 (#53) -0.18 (#189)
RPI 0.557 (#85) 0.461 (#248)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU PSU
FG% 47.8% 43.9%
3PT% 34.0% 32.0%
REB / G 37.3 33.3
OREB / G 10.8 10.6
AST / TO 1.68 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 50.5%
TOV% 15.8% 15.8%
ORB% 31.5% 28.6%
FT Rate 23.6% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.0% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 23.3%
DRB% 70.9% 65.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 24.6%

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