The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · March 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -4.0 Away covered
O/U 134.0 Under
Money PSU -178 / MD +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +1 129 Won
Massey PSU -0.7 (+0.3)
Massey Totals 137.8 (-8.8)
Bradley-Terry 56%
Weighted B-T 58%
Efficiency Plus ML PSU -1.1 (-0.1) 134.2 (-5.2) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -1.8 (-0.8) 138.3 (-9.3) 59%
Baseline ML PSU -1.6 (-0.6) 139.6 (-10.6) 63%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -1.3 (-0.3) 137.4 (-8.4) 61%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 18, 2026 MD 9673 PSU
Mar 1, 2025 MD 6864 PSU
Mar 10, 2024 PSU 8569 MD
Dec 7, 2023 MD 8175 PSU
Feb 11, 2023 MD 7468 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU MD
Overall 23-14 22-13
Conference 10-10 11-9
Home 13-3 16-1
Away 4-7 2-9
Neutral 6-3 4-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 69.7
Avg Pts Against 68.2 63.5
Massey 9.6 (#52) 12.5 (#26)
Bradley-Terry 1.59 (#57) 1.96 (#39)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.15 (#51) 2.55 (#32)
RPI 0.548 (#85) 0.583 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU MD
FG% 46.6% 45.4%
3PT% 39.0% 32.6%
REB / G 32.3 34.1
OREB / G 5.8 9.8
AST / TO 1.65 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 51.5%
TOV% 13.3% 16.3%
ORB% 18.0% 30.0%
FT Rate 14.1% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 13.6% 18.4%
DRB% 75.2% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 20.6%

Game Analysis

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