Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
Northwestern Wildcats
65 – 67 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Penn State Nittany Lions
Big Ten Conference · United Center (Neutral) · March 10, 2023
Betting Lines
O/U 131.0 Over
Money NU -110 / PSU -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual PSU +2 132 Lost
Massey NU -1.1 (-3.1) — —
Massey Totals — 130.9 (+1.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NU -0.7 (-2.7) 131.1 (+0.9) 51% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NU -1.1 (-3.1) 128.7 (+3.3) 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NU -0.9 (-2.9) 131.4 (+0.6) 52% ✗
Baseline ML NU -0.8 (-2.8) 131.6 (+0.4) 50% ✗

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 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.7 72.2
Avg Pts Against 62.8 68.2
Massey 10.8 (#39) 9.8 (#51)
Bradley-Terry 1.99 (#37) 1.76 (#48)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.37 (#42) 2.26 (#46)
RPI 0.559 (#68) 0.554 (#77)
Shooting & Four Factors NU PSU
FG% 40.9% 46.8%
3PT% 32.3% 38.9%
REB / G 34.5 32.2
OREB / G 10.2 5.9
AST / TO 1.31 1.62
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.6% 56.2%
TOV% 15.1% 13.4%
ORB% 28.3% 18.4%
FT Rate 22.2% 14.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 13.7%
DRB% 72.6% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 18.0%

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