I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · January 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -5.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money PSU +170 / PUR -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PUR +13 139 Lost
Massey PUR -3.0 (-10.0)
Massey Totals 138.2 (+0.8)
Bradley-Terry 20%
Weighted B-T 7%
Efficiency Plus ML PUR -3.2 (-9.8) 138.3 (+0.7) 29%
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -1.7 (-11.3) 137.9 (+1.1) 39%
Baseline ML PUR -1.1 (-11.9) 137.8 (+1.2) 51%
Baseline Plus ML PUR -2.3 (-10.7) 140.0 (-1.0) 42%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 10, 2026 PUR 9385 PSU
Dec 5, 2024 PSU 8170 PUR
Jan 13, 2024 PUR 9578 PSU
Mar 12, 2023 PUR 6765 PSU
Feb 1, 2023 PUR 8060 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU PUR
Overall 23-14 29-6
Conference 10-10 15-5
Home 13-3 14-2
Away 4-7 7-3
Neutral 6-3 7-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 72.7
Avg Pts Against 68.2 62.7
Massey 8.4 (#65) 15.5 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 1.60 (#58) 3.74 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.20 (#58) 5.67 (#1)
RPI 0.562 (#75) 0.649 (#8)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU PUR
FG% 46.4% 45.4%
3PT% 38.4% 31.5%
REB / G 34.5 40.9
OREB / G 6.0 13.1
AST / TO 1.72 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 51.9%
TOV% 12.8% 16.3%
ORB% 18.0% 39.6%
FT Rate 15.9% 30.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 45.0%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 15.6%
DRB% 75.4% 75.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 12.7%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.