Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Penn State Nittany Lions
68 – 62
FINAL Gavitt Tipoff Games
Butler Bulldogs
Bryce Jordan Center · November 15, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money PSU -275 / BUT +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +6 130 Won
Massey PSU -9.5 (-3.5) — —
Massey Totals — 150.9 (-20.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -6.4 (-0.4) 149.8 (-19.8) 75% ✓
Baseline ML PSU -9.9 (-3.9) 148.2 (-18.2) 74% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 24, 2023 BUT 88 – 78 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU BUT
Overall 23-14 14-18
Conference 10-10 6-14
Home 13-3 10-6
Away 4-7 3-9
Neutral 6-3 1-3
Last 5 2-0 1-0
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 72.2 65.2
Avg Pts Against 68.2 67.9
Massey 7.3 (#41) 8.5 (#35)
Bradley-Terry 0.83 (#72) 0.44 (#129)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.23 (#68) 0.69 (#119)
RPI 0.833 (#19) —
Shooting & Four Factors PSU BUT
FG% 56.4% 56.2%
3PT% 50.0% 16.7%
REB / G 32.0 33.0
OREB / G 5.5 9.0
AST / TO 2.37 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 70.9% 59.4%
TOV% 13.9% 18.8%
ORB% 20.4% 29.0%
FT Rate 14.5% 20.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.8% 47.1%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 38.1%
DRB% 86.9% 80.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 9.8%

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