And of all my friends, you've been the best to me. / Soon will be the day when I repay you handsomely. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
Penn State Nittany Lions
60 – 51
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten Conference · Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 10, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 125.0 Under
Money PSU -170 / MINN +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +9 111 Won
Massey PSU -1.7 (+7.3) — —
Massey Totals — 124.2 (-13.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PSU -1.9 (+7.1) 125.9 (-14.9) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -1.6 (+7.4) 129.9 (-18.9) 56% ✓
Baseline ML PSU -1.7 (+7.3) 131.4 (-20.4) 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PSU -1.6 (+7.4) 129.9 (-18.9) 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

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 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 64.6 67.0
Avg Pts Against 65.0 69.2
Massey 6.3 (#90) 4.6 (#104)
Bradley-Terry 0.93 (#106) 1.03 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.23 (#97) 1.24 (#96)
RPI 0.512 (#150) 0.523 (#131)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU MINN
FG% 43.2% 44.0%
3PT% 34.3% 37.1%
REB / G 35.7 30.8
OREB / G 9.4 6.1
AST / TO 0.99 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 51.0%
TOV% 19.1% 14.1%
ORB% 29.0% 17.9%
FT Rate 15.9% 17.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 15.8%
DRB% 75.6% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 16.4%

Game Analysis

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