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Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · January 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money PSU -300 / RUTG +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +8 152 Won
Massey PSU -9.6 (-1.6) — —
Massey Totals — 161.8 (-9.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PSU -7.9 (+0.1) 156.5 (-4.5) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PSU -7.7 (+0.3) 156.5 (-4.5) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -6.9 (+1.1) 154.1 (-2.1) 77% ✓
Baseline ML PSU -7.4 (+0.6) 153.0 (-1.0) 77% ✓

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 8, 2026 RUTG 74 – 62 PSU
Feb 18, 2026 RUTG 85 – 72 PSU
Dec 11, 2024 RUTG 80 – 76 PSU
Feb 1, 2024 PSU 61 – 46 RUTG
Feb 26, 2023 RUTG 59 – 56 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU RUTG
Overall 16-15 15-17
Conference 6-14 8-12
Home 11-6 11-5
Away 3-8 3-8
Neutral 2-1 1-4
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.1 77.0
Avg Pts Against 73.2 77.6
Massey 12.9 (#42) 6.9 (#81)
Bradley-Terry 1.64 (#61) 1.35 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.38 (#52) 1.94 (#69)
RPI 0.558 (#77) 0.564 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU RUTG
FG% 48.8% 44.9%
3PT% 34.0% 33.1%
REB / G 36.0 37.1
OREB / G 10.9 11.3
AST / TO 1.46 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.6% 50.8%
TOV% 16.1% 15.1%
ORB% 31.9% 30.9%
FT Rate 28.3% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 16.7%
DRB% 70.2% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 18.4%

Game Analysis

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