I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · January 30, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money PSU -170 / OSU +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual OSU +19 147 Lost
Massey PSU -0.9 (-19.9)
Massey Totals 154.9 (-7.9)
Bradley-Terry 44%
Weighted B-T 38%
Efficiency Plus ML PSU -2.0 (-21.0) 149.7 (-2.7) 57%
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -0.9 (-19.9) 150.0 (-3.0) 54%
Baseline ML PSU -0.7 (-19.7) 151.7 (-4.7) 52%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -1.7 (-20.7) 153.7 (-6.7) 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

Mar 5, 2026 OSU 9462 PSU
Jan 27, 2026 OSU 8478 PSU
Jan 20, 2024 OSU 7967 PSU
Dec 9, 2023 PSU 8380 OSU
Feb 23, 2023 PSU 7571 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU OSU
Overall 16-15 17-15
Conference 6-14 9-11
Home 11-6 11-6
Away 3-8 4-7
Neutral 2-1 2-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak W1 L2
Avg Pts For 79.1 78.8
Avg Pts Against 73.2 73.5
Massey 13.3 (#39) 15.8 (#26)
Bradley-Terry 1.50 (#66) 2.31 (#40)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.34 (#58) 3.54 (#28)
RPI 0.556 (#78) 0.587 (#46)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU OSU
FG% 48.8% 48.3%
3PT% 34.7% 37.4%
REB / G 35.1 35.3
OREB / G 10.3 9.1
AST / TO 1.40 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 55.2%
TOV% 16.6% 16.3%
ORB% 30.6% 28.5%
FT Rate 28.7% 26.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 21.5% 16.8%
DRB% 70.9% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.6% 29.2%

Game Analysis

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