But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Purdue Boilermakers
67 – 58
FINAL Conference
Indiana Hoosiers
Big Ten Conference · Mackey Arena · March 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -6.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money PUR -250 / IU +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +9 125 Won
Massey PUR -5.7 (+3.3) — —
Massey Totals — 135.8 (-10.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -7.2 (+1.8) 136.2 (-11.2) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -6.0 (+3.0) 134.4 (-9.4) 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -5.8 (+3.2) 135.8 (-10.8) 75% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -6.9 (+2.1) 136.5 (-11.5) 76% ✓

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 21, 2026 PUR 93 – 64 IU
Jan 28, 2026 IU 72 – 67 PUR
Feb 23, 2025 IU 73 – 58 PUR
Feb 1, 2025 PUR 81 – 76 IU
Feb 11, 2024 PUR 79 – 59 IU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR IU
Overall 18-10 12-15
Conference 13-6 7-12
Home 11-1 6-6
Away 5-6 3-7
Neutral 2-3 3-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L2 L6
Avg Pts For 71.0 69.7
Avg Pts Against 66.7 69.4
Massey 14.1 (#20) 10.9 (#41)
Bradley-Terry 2.59 (#18) 1.75 (#55)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.51 (#13) 2.55 (#46)
RPI 0.595 (#28) 0.531 (#118)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR IU
FG% 45.1% 43.7%
3PT% 33.7% 33.6%
REB / G 37.7 35.0
OREB / G 10.9 9.2
AST / TO 1.13 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 49.1%
TOV% 18.9% 17.1%
ORB% 32.3% 25.9%
FT Rate 22.6% 28.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 17.6%
DRB% 76.0% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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