Four young chiquitas in Omaha waitin' for the band to return from the show. "We're an American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad
Bryce Jordan Center · December 29, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread PSU -23.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money PSU -9000 / NCCU +2500
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +23 157 Won
Massey PSU -19.5 (+3.5)
Massey Totals 149.8 (+7.2)
Bradley-Terry 99%
Weighted B-T 100%
Efficiency Plus ML PSU -19.7 (+3.3) 144.2 (+12.8) 90%
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -17.4 (+5.6) 144.8 (+12.2) 89%
Baseline ML PSU -19.5 (+3.5) 146.0 (+11.0) 89%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -19.0 (+4.0) 146.8 (+10.2) 88%

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 NCCU
Overall 12-20 14-18
Conference 3-17 8-6
Home 9-8 8-5
Away 2-9 4-12
Neutral 1-3 2-1
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 67.6
Avg Pts Against 79.3 77.3
Massey 1.3 (#154) -14.0 (#342)
Bradley-Terry 0.42 (#144) -3.88 (#359)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.20 (#160) -5.09 (#354)
RPI 0.529 (#118) 0.411 (#316)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU NCCU
FG% 48.2% 35.0%
3PT% 34.0% 28.1%
REB / G 31.3 30.7
OREB / G 9.7 10.2
AST / TO 1.48 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 39.7%
TOV% 13.4% 17.8%
ORB% 29.4% 26.1%
FT Rate 25.0% 31.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.9% 57.0%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 17.5%
DRB% 70.7% 61.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 32.6%

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