The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Big Ten Conference · Jersey Mike’s Arena · February 1, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread RUTG -6.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money RUTG -275 / PSU +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total RUTG win
Actual PSU +15 107 Lost
Massey RUTG -4.9 (-19.9)
Massey Totals 141.2 (-34.2)
Bradley-Terry 84%
Weighted B-T 88%
Efficiency Plus ML RUTG -5.1 (-20.1) 143.2 (-36.2) 72%
Baseline Tuned ML RUTG -4.6 (-19.6) 140.5 (-33.5) 72%
Baseline ML RUTG -5.2 (-20.2) 141.0 (-34.0) 71%
Baseline Plus ML RUTG -4.5 (-19.5) 142.0 (-35.0) 70%

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 8, 2026 RUTG 7462 PSU
Feb 18, 2026 RUTG 8572 PSU
Jan 20, 2025 PSU 8072 RUTG
Dec 11, 2024 RUTG 8076 PSU
Feb 26, 2023 RUTG 5956 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RUTG PSU
Overall 15-17 16-17
Conference 7-13 9-11
Home 12-5 12-4
Away 3-9 2-8
Neutral 0-3 2-5
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 65.4 75.1
Avg Pts Against 66.5 73.4
Massey 5.5 (#97) 4.2 (#108)
Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#92) 0.09 (#164)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.56 (#89) 0.33 (#153)
RPI 0.535 (#116) 0.490 (#191)
Shooting & Four Factors RUTG PSU
FG% 38.9% 43.5%
3PT% 29.4% 30.9%
REB / G 39.0 32.1
OREB / G 13.2 10.1
AST / TO 1.04 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.7% 49.6%
TOV% 16.4% 14.9%
ORB% 31.8% 27.0%
FT Rate 22.5% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 21.5% 21.8%
DRB% 68.9% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 27.1%

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