What have I done? "Police On My Back" - The Clash
Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · January 6, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 130.0 Over
Money NU -300 / PSU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual PSU +4 144 Lost
Massey NU -9.1 (-13.1) — —
Massey Totals — 131.3 (+12.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NU -6.7 (-10.7) 133.2 (+10.8) 73% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NU -7.4 (-11.4) 134.3 (+9.7) 76% ✗
Baseline ML NU -7.2 (-11.2) 134.4 (+9.6) 74% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NU -6.5 (-10.5) 135.0 (+9.0) 74% ✗

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 15-16 14-17
Conference 7-13 7-13
Home 10-6 10-5
Away 3-8 1-10
Neutral 2-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 64.6
Avg Pts Against 70.6 65.0
Massey 9.5 (#46) 4.7 (#102)
Bradley-Terry 1.53 (#62) 1.04 (#90)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.17 (#57) 1.38 (#92)
RPI 0.531 (#117) 0.576 (#55)
Shooting & Four Factors NU PSU
FG% 44.3% 45.0%
3PT% 34.5% 34.6%
REB / G 38.6 35.4
OREB / G 9.6 8.5
AST / TO 2.01 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 52.7%
TOV% 12.5% 20.1%
ORB% 25.8% 27.6%
FT Rate 21.0% 18.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.4% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 14.0%
DRB% 78.4% 75.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 15.3%

Game Analysis

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