They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Bryce Jordan Center · December 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -36.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +48 150 Won
Massey PSU -38.8 (+9.2)
Massey Totals 148.3 (+1.7)
Bradley-Terry 100%
Weighted B-T 100%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -33.9 (+14.1) 142.6 (+7.4) 91%
Baseline ML PSU -34.3 (+13.7) 145.7 (+4.3) 91%
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -25.0 (+23.0) 145.4 (+4.6) 91%
Efficiency Plus ML PSU -26.2 (+21.8) 144.7 (+5.3) 91%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU COPP
Overall 16-15 6-24
Conference 6-14 4-10
Home 11-6 5-6
Away 3-8 1-17
Neutral 2-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.1 61.3
Avg Pts Against 73.2 76.9
Massey 16.4 (#17) -18.0 (#360)
Bradley-Terry 1.91 (#49) -3.88 (#362)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.90 (#51) -5.40 (#362)
RPI 0.605 (#42) 0.364 (#351)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU COPP
FG% 51.1% 35.8%
3PT% 38.3% 24.6%
REB / G 36.1 30.5
OREB / G 10.7 9.8
AST / TO 1.53 0.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.0% 39.5%
TOV% 16.0% 20.3%
ORB% 31.7% 25.9%
FT Rate 29.1% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 56.4%
Opp TOV% 24.0% 17.6%
DRB% 72.0% 65.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 26.6%

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