I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Big Ten Conference · The Palestra · January 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money PSU -360 / IU +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual IU +6 148 Lost
Massey PSU -10.6 (-16.6) — —
Massey Totals — 159.0 (-11.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PSU -9.0 (-15.0) 154.3 (-6.3) 79% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PSU -7.4 (-13.4) 153.6 (-5.6) 79% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -8.5 (-14.5) 153.0 (-5.0) 79% ✗
Baseline ML PSU -8.1 (-14.1) 153.4 (-5.4) 77% ✗

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 10, 2025 IU 113 – 72 PSU
Feb 27, 2025 IU 83 – 78 PSU
Mar 15, 2024 IU 61 – 59 PSU
Feb 24, 2024 PSU 83 – 74 IU
Feb 3, 2024 PSU 85 – 71 IU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU IU
Overall 16-15 19-13
Conference 6-14 10-10
Home 11-6 14-4
Away 3-8 4-6
Neutral 2-1 1-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.1 74.7
Avg Pts Against 73.2 72.0
Massey 15.2 (#24) 8.8 (#66)
Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#50) 1.99 (#55)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.91 (#46) 2.61 (#55)
RPI 0.592 (#47) 0.613 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU IU
FG% 50.4% 48.1%
3PT% 35.3% 32.0%
REB / G 36.8 39.1
OREB / G 11.4 11.3
AST / TO 1.57 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.6% 53.4%
TOV% 16.0% 17.6%
ORB% 33.7% 33.8%
FT Rate 30.6% 26.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 23.6% 17.1%
DRB% 72.1% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 18.5%

Game Analysis

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