And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Giant Center (Neutral) · December 21, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money PSU -112 / PITT -108
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PITT +34 126 Lost
Massey PSU -1.3 (-35.3)
Massey Totals 147.9 (-21.9)
Bradley-Terry 68%
Weighted B-T 74%
Efficiency Plus ML PSU -1.0 (-35.0) 140.8 (-14.8) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -2.4 (-36.4) 146.0 (-20.0) 63%
Baseline ML PSU -5.1 (-39.1) 146.8 (-20.8) 60%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -3.6 (-37.6) 144.9 (-18.9) 57%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU PITT
Overall 12-20 13-20
Conference 3-17 5-13
Home 9-8 8-10
Away 2-9 3-8
Neutral 1-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 70.5
Avg Pts Against 79.3 71.8
Massey 4.2 (#112) 2.9 (#131)
Bradley-Terry 0.82 (#115) 0.08 (#163)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.87 (#122) -0.16 (#175)
RPI 0.544 (#102) 0.499 (#169)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU PITT
FG% 49.5% 45.3%
3PT% 35.8% 35.8%
REB / G 31.5 35.7
OREB / G 9.9 12.2
AST / TO 1.59 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 52.7%
TOV% 12.9% 17.9%
ORB% 30.6% 35.9%
FT Rate 26.2% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.5% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 16.7%
DRB% 70.7% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 27.1%

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