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Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · March 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money NU -213 / PSU +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual PSU +3 133 Lost
Massey NU -4.8 (-7.8) — —
Massey Totals — 133.5 (-0.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NU -4.7 (-7.7) 135.3 (-2.3) 72% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NU -4.8 (-7.8) 137.1 (-4.1) 69% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NU -4.6 (-7.6) 134.1 (-1.1) 70% ✗
Baseline ML NU -5.2 (-8.2) 136.3 (-3.3) 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 76 – 66 PSU
Jan 30, 2026 NU 94 – 73 PSU
Jan 3, 2025 PSU 84 – 80 NU
Feb 11, 2024 NU 68 – 63 PSU
Jan 10, 2024 NU 76 – 72 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU PSU
Overall 22-12 23-14
Conference 12-8 10-10
Home 13-5 13-3
Away 7-4 4-7
Neutral 2-3 6-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.7 72.2
Avg Pts Against 62.8 68.2
Massey 10.7 (#39) 9.4 (#54)
Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#34) 1.47 (#64)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.37 (#44) 2.06 (#54)
RPI 0.567 (#61) 0.539 (#105)
Shooting & Four Factors NU PSU
FG% 41.0% 46.7%
3PT% 32.0% 38.8%
REB / G 34.2 32.1
OREB / G 10.0 5.8
AST / TO 1.31 1.65
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.5% 55.9%
TOV% 15.0% 13.1%
ORB% 28.1% 17.9%
FT Rate 22.9% 14.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 13.8%
DRB% 72.4% 75.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 18.4%

Game Analysis

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