Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · December 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money PSU -125 / PUR +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +11 151 Won
Massey PSU -7.7 (+3.3) — —
Massey Totals — 154.3 (-3.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 25% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 7% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PSU -5.0 (+6.0) 146.2 (+4.8) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PSU -5.4 (+5.6) 147.5 (+3.5) 72% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -4.3 (+6.7) 148.4 (+2.6) 68% ✓
Baseline ML PSU -4.3 (+6.7) 149.3 (+1.7) 74% ✓

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 10, 2026 PUR 93 – 85 PSU
Jan 13, 2024 PUR 95 – 78 PSU
Mar 12, 2023 PUR 67 – 65 PSU
Feb 1, 2023 PUR 80 – 60 PSU
Jan 8, 2023 PUR 76 – 63 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU PUR
Overall 16-15 24-12
Conference 6-14 13-7
Home 11-6 14-2
Away 3-8 5-6
Neutral 2-1 5-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.1 77.2
Avg Pts Against 73.2 70.4
Massey 16.3 (#16) 13.6 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 1.74 (#58) 3.77 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.43 (#69) 6.03 (#8)
RPI 0.581 (#60) 0.698 (#7)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU PUR
FG% 52.2% 49.9%
3PT% 38.1% 42.1%
REB / G 37.8 34.9
OREB / G 11.6 8.9
AST / TO 1.58 1.62
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.2% 57.8%
TOV% 16.1% 16.5%
ORB% 34.4% 30.1%
FT Rate 28.8% 34.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 23.5% 15.1%
DRB% 72.3% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 18.0%

Game Analysis

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