We're only making plans for Nigel. "Making Plans for Nigel" - XTC
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · March 4, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money PSU -175 / MINN +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +19 149 Won
Massey PSU -3.4 (+15.6) — —
Massey Totals — 151.8 (-2.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 57% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -3.2 (+15.8) 148.6 (+0.4) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PSU -3.3 (+15.7) 148.4 (+0.6) 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PSU -3.1 (+15.9) 153.1 (-4.1) 68% ✓
Baseline ML PSU -3.2 (+15.8) 150.1 (-1.1) 68% ✓

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 11-14 14-15
Conference 7-12 6-14
Home 7-5 13-4
Away 3-8 0-10
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.6 72.5
Avg Pts Against 73.0 73.2
Massey 10.1 (#51) 9.2 (#61)
Bradley-Terry 1.41 (#69) 1.76 (#55)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.40 (#51) 2.59 (#41)
RPI 0.529 (#119) 0.521 (#129)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU MINN
FG% 40.7% 39.9%
3PT% 33.8% 28.9%
REB / G 35.7 36.3
OREB / G 12.1 11.7
AST / TO 1.12 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.8% 45.9%
TOV% 16.6% 15.4%
ORB% 31.3% 29.4%
FT Rate 19.6% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.7% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 19.4%
DRB% 73.6% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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