And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Purdue Boilermakers
71 – 79
FINAL Conference
Indiana Hoosiers
Big Ten Conference · Mackey Arena · February 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -6.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money PUR -300 / IU +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual IU +8 150 Lost
Massey PUR -6.8 (-14.8) — —
Massey Totals — 137.7 (+12.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PUR -7.9 (-15.9) 136.3 (+13.7) 79% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -8.3 (-16.3) 136.0 (+14.0) 80% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -7.0 (-15.0) 138.2 (+11.8) 74% ✗
Baseline ML PUR -6.4 (-14.4) 137.7 (+12.3) 77% ✗

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 21, 2026 PUR 93 – 64 IU
Jan 28, 2026 IU 72 – 67 PUR
Feb 23, 2025 IU 73 – 58 PUR
Feb 1, 2025 PUR 81 – 76 IU
Feb 11, 2024 PUR 79 – 59 IU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR IU
Overall 29-6 23-12
Conference 15-5 12-8
Home 14-2 15-2
Away 7-3 5-7
Neutral 7-1 3-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.7 74.7
Avg Pts Against 62.7 68.7
Massey 16.7 (#8) 13.4 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 3.26 (#4) 2.27 (#22)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.10 (#3) 2.77 (#22)
RPI 0.634 (#5) 0.594 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR IU
FG% 46.4% 49.2%
3PT% 33.5% 38.0%
REB / G 38.9 36.5
OREB / G 12.0 9.5
AST / TO 1.38 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 54.3%
TOV% 17.5% 17.7%
ORB% 38.1% 29.5%
FT Rate 27.0% 21.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 16.7%
DRB% 76.8% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 13.1% 20.4%

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