That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · February 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money PSU -280 / MINN +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual MINN +8 130 Lost
Massey PSU -10.9 (-18.9)
Massey Totals 143.5 (-13.5)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 75%
Efficiency Plus ML PSU -8.5 (-16.5) 142.4 (-12.4) 77%
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -8.7 (-16.7) 142.3 (-12.3) 80%
Baseline ML PSU -9.1 (-17.1) 143.7 (-13.7) 78%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -8.7 (-16.7) 144.6 (-14.6) 80%

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 7775 MINN
Feb 22, 2025 PSU 6960 MINN
Mar 2, 2024 MINN 7570 PSU
Jan 27, 2024 MINN 8374 PSU
Feb 19, 2023 PSU 7669 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU MINN
Overall 16-15 15-17
Conference 6-14 7-13
Home 11-6 10-9
Away 3-8 5-5
Neutral 2-1 0-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak W1 L3
Avg Pts For 79.1 68.1
Avg Pts Against 73.2 69.7
Massey 12.5 (#44) 4.8 (#101)
Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#72) 1.02 (#88)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#61) 1.63 (#76)
RPI 0.541 (#104) 0.529 (#125)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU MINN
FG% 48.7% 44.7%
3PT% 34.6% 32.5%
REB / G 34.6 33.8
OREB / G 10.0 10.1
AST / TO 1.40 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.8% 50.6%
TOV% 16.5% 16.2%
ORB% 29.8% 29.0%
FT Rate 28.9% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 21.1% 16.7%
DRB% 70.4% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 23.8%

Game Analysis

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