I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · February 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money MINN +225 / PSU -300
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual PSU +7 145 Lost
Massey PSU -9.4 (+2.4)
Massey Totals 135.4 (+9.6)
Bradley-Terry 21%
Weighted B-T 10%
Efficiency Plus ML PSU -9.0 (+2.0) 139.3 (+5.7) 20%
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -8.2 (+1.2) 138.0 (+7.0) 20%
Baseline ML PSU -8.1 (+1.1) 138.9 (+6.1) 18%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -8.5 (+1.5) 138.7 (+6.3) 19%

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 1, 2026 PSU 7775 MINN
Feb 22, 2025 PSU 6960 MINN
Feb 5, 2025 MINN 6961 PSU
Mar 2, 2024 MINN 7570 PSU
Jan 27, 2024 MINN 8374 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN PSU
Overall 9-22 23-14
Conference 2-17 10-10
Home 6-11 13-3
Away 1-9 4-7
Neutral 2-2 6-3
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 62.9 72.2
Avg Pts Against 71.0 68.2
Massey -3.7 (#232) 9.2 (#56)
Bradley-Terry -0.52 (#227) 1.44 (#61)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.84 (#241) 2.05 (#55)
RPI 0.452 (#273) 0.542 (#106)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN PSU
FG% 41.8% 46.8%
3PT% 30.1% 38.9%
REB / G 34.0 32.1
OREB / G 8.8 5.5
AST / TO 1.06 1.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 56.1%
TOV% 19.7% 13.3%
ORB% 25.2% 17.2%
FT Rate 18.7% 13.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 14.3%
DRB% 68.6% 76.0%
Opp FT Rate 15.0% 19.2%

Game Analysis

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