You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · February 26, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -2.0 Home covered
O/U 129.0 Under
Money PSU -130 / NU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +7 127 Won
Massey PSU -1.3 (+5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 129.5 (-2.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PSU -1.8 (+5.2) 129.0 (-2.0) 61% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -2.5 (+4.5) 129.5 (-2.5) 63% ✓
Baseline ML PSU -2.0 (+5.0) 130.4 (-3.4) 62% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PSU -1.6 (+5.4) 131.0 (-4.0) 59% ✓

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 PSU NU
Overall 14-17 15-16
Conference 7-13 7-13
Home 10-5 10-6
Away 1-10 3-8
Neutral 3-2 2-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.6 72.4
Avg Pts Against 65.0 70.6
Massey 7.3 (#77) 8.7 (#62)
Bradley-Terry 1.19 (#87) 1.06 (#94)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#84) 1.38 (#92)
RPI 0.532 (#117) 0.509 (#163)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU NU
FG% 43.6% 42.7%
3PT% 34.5% 34.4%
REB / G 35.8 35.7
OREB / G 9.2 10.0
AST / TO 1.00 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 49.3%
TOV% 19.1% 14.1%
ORB% 28.3% 26.3%
FT Rate 16.0% 18.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 19.9%
DRB% 75.6% 76.1%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 26.2%

Game Analysis

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