And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · January 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -8.5 Home covered
O/U 138.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PUR +7 141 Lost
Massey PUR -8.0 (+1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 141.2 (-0.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 20% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -5.9 (-1.1) 140.4 (+0.6) 28% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -5.5 (-1.5) 142.6 (-1.6) 32% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -5.3 (-1.7) 142.3 (-1.3) 27% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -6.5 (-0.5) 139.7 (+1.3) 28% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 10, 2026 PUR 93 – 85 PSU
Dec 5, 2024 PSU 81 – 70 PUR
Jan 13, 2024 PUR 95 – 78 PSU
Mar 12, 2023 PUR 67 – 65 PSU
Feb 1, 2023 PUR 80 – 60 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU PUR
Overall 14-17 29-8
Conference 7-13 14-6
Home 10-5 16-1
Away 1-10 5-5
Neutral 3-2 8-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.6 79.4
Avg Pts Against 65.0 68.4
Massey 5.6 (#93) 17.6 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 1.44 (#63) 2.68 (#27)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.77 (#71) 3.95 (#21)
RPI 0.597 (#39) 0.612 (#33)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU PUR
FG% 45.1% 50.9%
3PT% 34.5% 41.1%
REB / G 35.8 41.6
OREB / G 8.7 12.4
AST / TO 1.03 1.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 59.4%
TOV% 19.9% 17.7%
ORB% 28.0% 39.4%
FT Rate 19.1% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 13.9% 15.6%
DRB% 76.1% 76.9%
Opp FT Rate 14.8% 14.2%

Game Analysis

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