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Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · January 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money PSU -200 / NU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +4 164 Won
Massey PSU -7.8 (-3.8) — —
Massey Totals — 145.8 (+18.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PSU -5.5 (-1.5) 145.7 (+18.3) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PSU -5.3 (-1.3) 144.1 (+19.9) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -6.3 (-2.3) 144.3 (+19.7) 71% ✓
Baseline ML PSU -6.0 (-2.0) 145.6 (+18.4) 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

Mar 10, 2026 NU 76 – 66 PSU
Jan 30, 2026 NU 94 – 73 PSU
Feb 11, 2024 NU 68 – 63 PSU
Jan 10, 2024 NU 76 – 72 PSU
Mar 10, 2023 PSU 67 – 65 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU NU
Overall 16-15 17-16
Conference 6-14 7-13
Home 11-6 12-5
Away 3-8 2-9
Neutral 2-1 3-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.1 72.4
Avg Pts Against 73.2 69.2
Massey 15.6 (#24) 11.9 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 1.96 (#59) 1.85 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.75 (#52) 3.03 (#48)
RPI 0.580 (#56) 0.601 (#36)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU NU
FG% 50.4% 45.2%
3PT% 35.8% 33.5%
REB / G 37.5 35.5
OREB / G 11.5 10.7
AST / TO 1.67 1.66
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.7% 50.3%
TOV% 15.5% 13.2%
ORB% 33.6% 30.3%
FT Rate 27.8% 24.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 23.7% 21.5%
DRB% 73.4% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 19.6%

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