This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · February 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money PSU -125 / MD +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +5 105 Won
Massey PSU -3.3 (+1.7) — —
Massey Totals — 148.8 (-43.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -3.5 (+1.5) 144.7 (-39.7) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PSU -3.0 (+2.0) 139.0 (-34.0) 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PSU -3.6 (+1.4) 144.6 (-39.6) 68% ✓
Baseline ML PSU -3.7 (+1.3) 143.8 (-38.8) 73% ✓

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 18, 2026 MD 96 – 73 PSU
Mar 1, 2025 MD 68 – 64 PSU
Mar 10, 2024 PSU 85 – 69 MD
Dec 7, 2023 MD 81 – 75 PSU
Mar 5, 2023 PSU 65 – 64 MD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU MD
Overall 11-14 17-14
Conference 7-12 9-11
Home 7-5 11-6
Away 3-8 4-6
Neutral 1-1 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.6 67.8
Avg Pts Against 73.0 65.9
Massey 12.0 (#35) 11.3 (#41)
Bradley-Terry 1.93 (#48) 2.26 (#35)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.06 (#33) 2.98 (#35)
RPI 0.574 (#60) 0.599 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU MD
FG% 42.8% 45.4%
3PT% 35.8% 35.1%
REB / G 35.6 33.2
OREB / G 12.6 7.2
AST / TO 1.10 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 52.8%
TOV% 16.6% 16.2%
ORB% 33.3% 22.5%
FT Rate 19.4% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.1% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 16.8%
DRB% 70.9% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.9% 17.3%

Game Analysis

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