Cause now I wanna be your dog. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - Iggy and the Stooges
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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PSU -8.7 (-16.7) 144.6 (-14.6) 80% ✗
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% ✗

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 77 – 75 MINN
Feb 22, 2025 PSU 69 – 60 MINN
Mar 2, 2024 MINN 75 – 70 PSU
Jan 27, 2024 MINN 83 – 74 PSU
Feb 19, 2023 PSU 76 – 69 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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