I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Wisconsin Badgers
75 – 74
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Penn State Nittany Lions
Big Ten Conference · Lucas Oil Stadium (Neutral) · March 12, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -5.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money WIS -225 / PSU +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIS win
Actual WIS +1 149 Won
Massey WIS -3.4 (-2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 137.2 (+11.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 61% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -2.7 (-1.7) 137.5 (+11.5) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIS -0.8 (+0.2) 133.9 (+15.1) 54% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIS -1.9 (-0.9) 137.2 (+11.8) 54% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -2.4 (-1.4) 137.6 (+11.4) 58% ✓

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 WIS PSU
Overall 18-13 11-14
Conference 10-10 7-12
Home 11-5 7-5
Away 5-6 3-8
Neutral 2-2 1-1
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.9 72.6
Avg Pts Against 64.6 73.0
Massey 14.4 (#19) 11.0 (#37)
Bradley-Terry 2.19 (#32) 1.75 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.19 (#19) 2.74 (#34)
RPI 0.544 (#84) 0.547 (#78)
Shooting & Four Factors WIS PSU
FG% 42.1% 40.5%
3PT% 35.2% 33.8%
REB / G 33.8 36.6
OREB / G 8.4 12.3
AST / TO 1.51 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 47.6%
TOV% 13.2% 16.3%
ORB% 23.7% 31.9%
FT Rate 20.9% 20.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 52.9%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 19.9%
DRB% 75.5% 75.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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