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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%
Efficiency Plus ML NU -1.6 (-3.6) 131.8 (+0.2) 51%
Baseline Tuned ML NU -0.8 (-2.8) 130.6 (+1.4) 55%
Baseline ML NU -0.2 (-2.2) 131.9 (+0.1) 49%
Baseline Plus ML NU -0.2 (-2.2) 130.9 (+1.1) 47%

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 7666 PSU
Jan 30, 2026 NU 9473 PSU
Jan 3, 2025 PSU 8480 NU
Feb 11, 2024 NU 6863 PSU
Jan 10, 2024 NU 7672 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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