The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Purdue Boilermakers
70 – 65
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Big Ten Conference · United Center (Neutral) · March 10, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -5.5 Away covered
O/U 128.0 Over
Money PUR -235 / RUTG +192
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +5 135 Won
Massey PUR -3.9 (+1.1) — —
Massey Totals — 121.0 (+14.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -4.2 (+0.8) 126.6 (+8.4) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -4.8 (+0.2) 126.5 (+8.5) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -4.3 (+0.7) 126.7 (+8.3) 68% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -3.8 (+1.2) 126.5 (+8.5) 69% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 3, 2025 PUR 81 – 65 RUTG
Mar 5, 2025 PUR 100 – 71 RUTG
Jan 9, 2025 PUR 68 – 50 RUTG
Feb 23, 2024 PUR 96 – 68 RUTG
Jan 28, 2024 PUR 68 – 60 RUTG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR RUTG
Overall 29-6 19-15
Conference 15-5 10-10
Home 14-2 14-6
Away 7-3 4-7
Neutral 7-1 1-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.7 68.4
Avg Pts Against 62.7 61.1
Massey 16.2 (#10) 12.3 (#28)
Bradley-Terry 3.21 (#4) 1.49 (#64)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.96 (#5) 1.91 (#59)
RPI 0.628 (#6) 0.541 (#98)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR RUTG
FG% 46.1% 42.9%
3PT% 32.7% 31.8%
REB / G 38.7 37.3
OREB / G 12.2 11.5
AST / TO 1.37 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 47.7%
TOV% 17.5% 17.3%
ORB% 38.5% 31.8%
FT Rate 27.5% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 21.9%
DRB% 76.7% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 13.6% 18.8%

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