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Big Ten Conference · The Palestra · January 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -14.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money PSU +900 / ILL -1600
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual ILL +8 138 Lost
Massey ILL -16.6 (+8.6) — —
Massey Totals — 158.8 (-20.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 11% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 2% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ILL -14.1 (+6.1) 150.6 (-12.6) 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILL -12.7 (+4.7) 151.8 (-13.8) 16% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ILL -12.7 (+4.7) 151.1 (-13.1) 16% ✓
Baseline ML ILL -14.2 (+6.2) 151.3 (-13.3) 16% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 9, 2025 ILL 91 – 52 PSU
Feb 21, 2024 PSU 90 – 89 ILL
Mar 9, 2023 PSU 79 – 76 ILL
Feb 15, 2023 PSU 93 – 81 ILL
Dec 10, 2022 PSU 74 – 59 ILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU ILL
Overall 12-20 28-9
Conference 3-17 15-5
Home 9-8 14-3
Away 2-9 8-2
Neutral 1-3 6-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 83.2
Avg Pts Against 79.3 68.8
Massey 1.9 (#137) 22.3 (#8)
Bradley-Terry 0.48 (#131) 3.23 (#21)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.33 (#150) 4.77 (#16)
RPI 0.515 (#139) 0.618 (#26)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU ILL
FG% 48.8% 48.4%
3PT% 35.2% 35.6%
REB / G 30.6 42.0
OREB / G 9.5 13.5
AST / TO 1.51 1.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 56.9%
TOV% 13.6% 14.4%
ORB% 29.2% 40.2%
FT Rate 24.3% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.2% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 12.8%
DRB% 69.9% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 14.3%

Game Analysis

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