I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · January 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NU -2.0 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money PSU +115 / NU -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual NU +4 148 Lost
Massey PSU -1.4 (-5.4)
Massey Totals 145.5 (+2.5)
Bradley-Terry 17%
Weighted B-T 9%
Efficiency Plus ML PSU -1.4 (-5.4) 138.3 (+9.7) 50%
Baseline Tuned ML NU -0.3 (-3.7) 142.0 (+6.0) 47%
Baseline ML PSU -0.3 (-4.3) 143.0 (+5.0) 49%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -0.2 (-4.2) 141.2 (+6.8) 48%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 10, 2026 NU 7666 PSU
Jan 30, 2026 NU 9473 PSU
Jan 3, 2025 PSU 8480 NU
Feb 11, 2024 NU 6863 PSU
Mar 10, 2023 PSU 6765 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU NU
Overall 16-17 22-12
Conference 9-11 12-8
Home 12-4 15-2
Away 2-8 4-7
Neutral 2-5 3-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.1 73.3
Avg Pts Against 73.4 69.1
Massey 4.1 (#109) 6.9 (#81)
Bradley-Terry -0.04 (#181) 2.34 (#30)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.17 (#162) 3.41 (#26)
RPI 0.476 (#219) 0.592 (#48)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU NU
FG% 43.0% 46.6%
3PT% 30.3% 36.9%
REB / G 33.3 31.2
OREB / G 10.8 8.7
AST / TO 1.01 1.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 53.4%
TOV% 15.8% 13.4%
ORB% 28.5% 26.8%
FT Rate 26.6% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 23.0% 21.3%
DRB% 65.8% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 26.1%

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