The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
The Palestra · December 3, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread PENN -3.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money PENN -163 / LAS +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total PENN win
Actual LAS +3 165 Lost
Massey PENN -10.8 (-13.8) — —
Massey Totals — 138.3 (+26.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PENN -7.9 (-10.9) 143.0 (+22.0) 75% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PENN -6.8 (-9.8) 140.0 (+25.0) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PENN -9.0 (-12.0) 139.3 (+25.7) 80% ✗
Baseline ML PENN -8.2 (-11.2) 139.8 (+25.2) 80% ✗

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 29, 2025 PENN 73 – 71 LAS
Dec 2, 2023 LAS 93 – 92 PENN
Dec 11, 2021 LAS 76 – 74 PENN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PENN LAS
Overall 17-13 15-19
Conference 9-5 7-11
Home 11-4 8-7
Away 6-9 5-8
Neutral 0-0 2-4
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.3 69.8
Avg Pts Against 72.4 72.6
Massey -1.2 (#203) -5.8 (#280)
Bradley-Terry -0.11 (#196) -0.96 (#266)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.06 (#180) -1.41 (#268)
RPI 0.500 (#174) 0.469 (#218)
Shooting & Four Factors PENN LAS
FG% 45.3% 38.9%
3PT% 36.4% 31.4%
REB / G 37.8 34.0
OREB / G 10.3 10.0
AST / TO 1.11 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 45.0%
TOV% 20.6% 16.9%
ORB% 30.1% 25.6%
FT Rate 18.8% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 13.0% 21.4%
DRB% 72.4% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 23.4%

Game Analysis

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