The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Big Ten Conference · Mackey Arena · January 13, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -18.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money PUR -5000 / PSU +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +17 173 Won
Massey PUR -21.5 (-4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 154.8 (+18.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -17.2 (-0.2) 152.1 (+20.9) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -16.1 (+0.9) 156.4 (+16.6) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -16.0 (+1.0) 152.9 (+20.1) 90% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -17.8 (-0.8) 152.5 (+20.5) 89% ✓

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
Dec 5, 2024 PSU 81 – 70 PUR
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 PUR PSU
Overall 34-5 16-17
Conference 17-3 9-11
Home 16-0 12-4
Away 7-3 2-8
Neutral 11-2 2-5
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 82.3 75.1
Avg Pts Against 69.0 73.4
Massey 21.4 (#3) 3.9 (#112)
Bradley-Terry 3.58 (#1) -0.05 (#180)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.39 (#2) 0.27 (#157)
RPI 0.698 (#1) 0.471 (#229)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR PSU
FG% 48.9% 43.2%
3PT% 39.4% 29.7%
REB / G 40.8 33.1
OREB / G 11.9 10.7
AST / TO 1.54 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 49.2%
TOV% 16.9% 16.0%
ORB% 36.6% 28.5%
FT Rate 28.7% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 23.2%
DRB% 75.2% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 16.3% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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