I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · February 11, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money NU -350 / PSU +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual NU +5 131 Won
Massey NU -6.1 (-1.1)
Massey Totals 151.1 (-20.1)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 89%
Efficiency Plus ML NU -6.9 (-1.9) 146.9 (-15.9) 76%
Baseline Tuned ML NU -6.4 (-1.4) 148.7 (-17.7) 78%
Baseline ML NU -6.3 (-1.3) 150.5 (-19.5) 77%
Baseline Plus ML NU -6.5 (-1.5) 149.9 (-18.9) 76%

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
Jan 10, 2024 NU 7672 PSU
Mar 10, 2023 PSU 6765 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU PSU
Overall 22-12 16-17
Conference 12-8 9-11
Home 15-2 12-4
Away 4-7 2-8
Neutral 3-3 2-5
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 75.1
Avg Pts Against 69.1 73.4
Massey 9.3 (#61) 6.6 (#87)
Bradley-Terry 2.09 (#33) 0.79 (#114)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.69 (#30) 1.32 (#98)
RPI 0.571 (#67) 0.520 (#137)
Shooting & Four Factors NU PSU
FG% 47.3% 44.1%
3PT% 39.6% 32.4%
REB / G 30.4 31.8
OREB / G 8.2 9.9
AST / TO 1.78 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.6% 50.7%
TOV% 13.8% 15.2%
ORB% 25.5% 27.4%
FT Rate 20.3% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 22.2%
DRB% 70.6% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 30.3% 26.5%

Game Analysis

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