We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · January 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money PSU -154 / MINN +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual MINN +9 157 Lost
Massey PSU -1.9 (-10.9)
Massey Totals 149.1 (+7.9)
Bradley-Terry 59%
Weighted B-T 60%
Efficiency Plus ML PSU -3.3 (-12.3) 145.0 (+12.0) 62%
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -1.8 (-10.8) 145.1 (+11.9) 58%
Baseline ML PSU -1.1 (-10.1) 145.0 (+12.0) 49%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -1.9 (-10.9) 145.7 (+11.3) 55%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 1, 2026 PSU 7775 MINN
Feb 22, 2025 PSU 6960 MINN
Feb 5, 2025 MINN 6961 PSU
Mar 2, 2024 MINN 7570 PSU
Feb 19, 2023 PSU 7669 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU MINN
Overall 16-17 19-15
Conference 9-11 9-11
Home 12-4 16-4
Away 2-8 3-9
Neutral 2-5 0-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.1 75.0
Avg Pts Against 73.4 71.9
Massey 4.8 (#102) 6.5 (#89)
Bradley-Terry 0.26 (#153) 0.56 (#130)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.55 (#140) 0.88 (#117)
RPI 0.496 (#178) 0.499 (#175)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU MINN
FG% 43.4% 47.5%
3PT% 31.1% 34.2%
REB / G 32.4 37.5
OREB / G 10.1 11.2
AST / TO 1.08 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 54.3%
TOV% 15.1% 18.3%
ORB% 26.9% 33.0%
FT Rate 25.1% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 47.1%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 17.0%
DRB% 67.0% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 20.0%

Game Analysis

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