I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PSU -1.7 (-20.7) 153.7 (-6.7) 57% ✗
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% ✗

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 94 – 62 PSU
Jan 27, 2026 OSU 84 – 78 PSU
Jan 20, 2024 OSU 79 – 67 PSU
Dec 9, 2023 PSU 83 – 80 OSU
Feb 23, 2023 PSU 75 – 71 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%

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