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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -5.5 (-1.5) 145.7 (+18.3) 71%

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 7666 PSU
Jan 30, 2026 NU 9473 PSU
Feb 11, 2024 NU 6863 PSU
Jan 10, 2024 NU 7672 PSU
Mar 10, 2023 PSU 6765 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%

Game Analysis

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