Somehow I stayed thin, while the other guys got fat "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
The Palestra · November 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread JOES -5.5 Home covered
O/U 163.5 Under
Money PENN +210 / JOES -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total PENN win
Actual PENN +9 157 Won
Massey PENN -7.9 (+1.1) — —
Massey Totals — 150.5 (+6.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 44% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PENN -3.8 (+5.2) 148.8 (+8.2) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ JOES -0.9 (+9.9) 147.8 (+9.2) 57% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PENN -3.0 (+6.0) 144.0 (+13.0) 62% ✓
Baseline ML PENN -4.0 (+5.0) 145.8 (+11.2) 65% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 16, 2024 JOES 86 – 69 PENN
Nov 10, 2023 JOES 69 – 61 PENN
Dec 1, 2022 JOES 85 – 80 PENN
Dec 9, 2021 JOES 78 – 71 PENN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PENN JOES
Overall 18-12 24-12
Conference 9-5 13-5
Home 12-2 13-3
Away 4-9 8-8
Neutral 2-1 3-1
Last 5 0-2 2-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.4 71.9
Avg Pts Against 74.4 70.7
Massey -7.6 (#299) -8.3 (#311)
Bradley-Terry -1.37 (#283) 0.09 (#180)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.85 (#274) 0.08 (#177)
RPI 0.226 (#359) 0.463 (#224)
Shooting & Four Factors PENN JOES
FG% 38.5% 40.3%
3PT% 42.9% 23.9%
REB / G 32.5 39.7
OREB / G 10.0 13.0
AST / TO 0.96 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 44.8%
TOV% 17.9% 16.7%
ORB% 24.4% 34.2%
FT Rate 36.1% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 59.2% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 12.9%
DRB% 65.2% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 27.7% 13.6%

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