This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · February 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money PSU +138 / MSU -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual MSU +8 152 Lost
Massey MSU -5.5 (-2.5)
Massey Totals 144.0 (+8.0)
Bradley-Terry 40%
Weighted B-T 37%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -2.7 (-5.3) 139.1 (+12.9) 43%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -2.2 (-5.8) 141.1 (+10.9) 39%
Baseline ML MSU -2.5 (-5.5) 140.7 (+11.3) 42%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -3.0 (-5.0) 141.7 (+10.3) 39%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 13, 2025 MSU 7672 PSU
Jan 16, 2025 MSU 9085 PSU
Jan 5, 2024 MSU 9261 PSU
Dec 7, 2022 MSU 6758 PSU
Feb 15, 2022 PSU 6258 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU MSU
Overall 16-17 20-15
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 12-4 14-4
Away 2-8 3-7
Neutral 2-5 3-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.1 72.9
Avg Pts Against 73.4 66.1
Massey 6.6 (#87) 15.5 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 0.77 (#116) 1.81 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#99) 2.52 (#36)
RPI 0.516 (#141) 0.576 (#51)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU MSU
FG% 44.1% 47.5%
3PT% 32.3% 37.1%
REB / G 31.8 34.8
OREB / G 9.6 9.8
AST / TO 1.15 1.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 53.2%
TOV% 15.3% 14.7%
ORB% 26.8% 29.4%
FT Rate 26.0% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 18.6%
DRB% 67.2% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.9% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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