And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NU -6.5 (-1.5) 149.9 (-18.9) 76% ✓
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% ✓

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 76 – 66 PSU
Jan 30, 2026 NU 94 – 73 PSU
Jan 3, 2025 PSU 84 – 80 NU
Jan 10, 2024 NU 76 – 72 PSU
Mar 10, 2023 PSU 67 – 65 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%

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