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Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · January 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -11.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money MSU -900 / PSU +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +5 175 Won
Massey MSU -9.0 (-4.0)
Massey Totals 154.7 (+20.3)
Bradley-Terry 93%
Weighted B-T 95%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -9.7 (-4.7) 154.0 (+21.0) 84%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -9.3 (-4.3) 150.8 (+24.2) 83%
Baseline ML MSU -8.8 (-3.8) 150.6 (+24.4) 84%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -9.8 (-4.8) 153.2 (+21.8) 83%

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 13, 2025 MSU 7672 PSU
Feb 14, 2024 MSU 8072 PSU
Jan 5, 2024 MSU 9261 PSU
Dec 7, 2022 MSU 6758 PSU
Feb 15, 2022 PSU 6258 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU PSU
Overall 30-7 16-15
Conference 17-3 6-14
Home 15-1 11-6
Away 8-2 3-8
Neutral 7-4 2-1
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 77.7 79.1
Avg Pts Against 67.1 73.2
Massey 18.0 (#15) 12.8 (#44)
Bradley-Terry 3.52 (#16) 1.60 (#60)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.50 (#15) 2.33 (#58)
RPI 0.641 (#17) 0.560 (#67)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU PSU
FG% 47.8% 48.6%
3PT% 28.9% 33.5%
REB / G 41.1 36.2
OREB / G 12.1 11.1
AST / TO 1.47 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 54.2%
TOV% 17.5% 15.9%
ORB% 36.9% 32.1%
FT Rate 31.9% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.0% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 22.5%
DRB% 74.8% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 21.1%

Game Analysis

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