Hmm, you're so pretty, not to talk to you would be a crime. "Baby, Baby" - The Vibrators
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · January 1, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money PSU -138 / IOWA +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +4 162 Won
Massey PSU -2.9 (+1.1)
Massey Totals 154.3 (+7.7)
Bradley-Terry 76%
Weighted B-T 79%
Efficiency Plus ML PSU -2.7 (+1.3) 150.4 (+11.6) 62%
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -3.7 (+0.3) 149.9 (+12.1) 69%
Baseline ML PSU -3.3 (+0.7) 151.1 (+10.9) 69%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -3.3 (+0.7) 151.1 (+10.9) 67%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 PSU 7169 IOWA
Jan 25, 2025 IOWA 7675 PSU
Feb 28, 2024 IOWA 9081 PSU
Feb 9, 2024 PSU 8979 IOWA
Feb 1, 2022 PSU 9086 IOWA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU IOWA
Overall 23-14 19-14
Conference 10-10 11-9
Home 13-3 14-3
Away 4-7 4-7
Neutral 6-3 1-4
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 72.2 80.1
Avg Pts Against 68.2 74.7
Massey 8.4 (#63) 9.9 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 1.55 (#57) 1.21 (#76)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.22 (#55) 1.80 (#71)
RPI 0.553 (#83) 0.540 (#103)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU IOWA
FG% 46.0% 44.6%
3PT% 38.4% 32.0%
REB / G 34.8 39.9
OREB / G 6.4 12.8
AST / TO 1.82 1.66
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.3% 50.5%
TOV% 12.9% 14.0%
ORB% 18.9% 32.4%
FT Rate 15.4% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 19.1%
DRB% 75.1% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 16.6% 12.9%

Game Analysis

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