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Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · February 17, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 127.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +21 113 Won
Massey PSU -4.6 (+16.4) — —
Massey Totals — 124.9 (-11.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PSU -5.5 (+15.5) 126.4 (-13.4) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -5.0 (+16.0) 129.5 (-16.5) 70% ✓
Baseline ML PSU -5.5 (+15.5) 131.0 (-18.0) 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PSU -5.2 (+15.8) 131.5 (-18.5) 72% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 1, 2026 PSU 77 – 75 MINN
Feb 22, 2025 PSU 69 – 60 MINN
Feb 5, 2025 MINN 69 – 61 PSU
Mar 2, 2024 MINN 75 – 70 PSU
Jan 27, 2024 MINN 83 – 74 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU MINN
Overall 14-17 13-17
Conference 7-13 4-16
Home 10-5 8-7
Away 1-10 3-9
Neutral 3-2 2-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 64.6 67.0
Avg Pts Against 65.0 69.2
Massey 6.8 (#84) 5.1 (#103)
Bradley-Terry 1.22 (#85) 1.36 (#75)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.58 (#83) 1.58 (#84)
RPI 0.540 (#104) 0.552 (#80)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU MINN
FG% 43.0% 44.4%
3PT% 33.8% 36.3%
REB / G 35.9 31.3
OREB / G 9.5 6.3
AST / TO 1.00 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 51.0%
TOV% 19.1% 14.5%
ORB% 28.9% 18.6%
FT Rate 16.8% 17.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 15.9%
DRB% 74.9% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 15.0%

Game Analysis

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