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Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · February 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MINN -2.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money MINN -150 / PSU +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual PSU +9 129 Lost
Massey PSU -0.8 (-8.2) — —
Massey Totals — 142.9 (-13.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MINN -1.4 (-10.4) 140.9 (-11.9) 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MINN -1.4 (-10.4) 140.4 (-11.4) 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MINN -1.4 (-10.4) 141.2 (-12.2) 61% ✗
Baseline ML MINN -2.0 (-11.0) 142.2 (-13.2) 56% ✗

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 5, 2025 MINN 69 – 61 PSU
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 MINN PSU
Overall 15-17 16-15
Conference 7-13 6-14
Home 10-9 11-6
Away 5-5 3-8
Neutral 0-3 2-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L3 W1
Avg Pts For 68.1 79.1
Avg Pts Against 69.7 73.2
Massey 6.3 (#87) 10.3 (#58)
Bradley-Terry 1.53 (#63) 0.97 (#92)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.12 (#61) 1.70 (#75)
RPI 0.549 (#86) 0.513 (#157)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN PSU
FG% 44.8% 47.8%
3PT% 32.8% 33.6%
REB / G 33.5 33.7
OREB / G 10.2 9.9
AST / TO 1.46 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 53.9%
TOV% 16.3% 17.1%
ORB% 29.8% 29.7%
FT Rate 21.3% 28.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 20.6%
DRB% 69.3% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 21.1%

Game Analysis

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