The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · January 30, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -4.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money PSU +180 / WIS -163
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +10 152 Won
Massey WIS -0.6 (+10.6) — —
Massey Totals — 143.5 (+8.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 34% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 33% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -1.2 (+8.8) 140.5 (+11.5) 54% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PSU -1.1 (+8.9) 137.1 (+14.9) 60% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PSU -1.3 (+8.7) 141.6 (+10.4) 58% ✓
Baseline ML PSU -0.9 (+9.1) 141.8 (+10.2) 57% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 23, 2026 WIS 98 – 71 PSU
Mar 8, 2025 PSU 86 – 75 WIS
Jan 17, 2024 PSU 87 – 83 WIS
Feb 9, 2023 WIS 79 – 74 PSU
Jan 18, 2023 WIS 63 – 60 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU WIS
Overall 11-14 18-13
Conference 7-12 10-10
Home 7-5 11-5
Away 3-8 5-6
Neutral 1-1 2-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.6 69.9
Avg Pts Against 73.0 64.6
Massey 11.7 (#39) 14.8 (#20)
Bradley-Terry 1.70 (#61) 2.81 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.84 (#41) 4.04 (#13)
RPI 0.566 (#76) 0.598 (#36)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU WIS
FG% 42.9% 43.7%
3PT% 36.8% 37.9%
REB / G 36.3 34.8
OREB / G 13.1 7.8
AST / TO 1.08 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 51.2%
TOV% 16.9% 13.0%
ORB% 34.2% 23.0%
FT Rate 19.1% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.2% 45.8%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 17.5%
DRB% 71.7% 77.5%
Opp FT Rate 28.8% 18.7%

Game Analysis

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