Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · January 23, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -5.5 Away covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money PSU +220 / WIS -270
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual WIS +27 169 Lost
Massey WIS -5.1 (-21.9) — —
Massey Totals — 162.8 (+6.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 14% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 9% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIS -5.3 (-21.7) 154.5 (+14.5) 26% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIS -4.1 (-22.9) 155.3 (+13.7) 27% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -4.8 (-22.2) 152.4 (+16.6) 29% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -4.2 (-22.8) 153.6 (+15.4) 36% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 8, 2025 PSU 86 – 75 WIS
Jan 17, 2024 PSU 87 – 83 WIS
Feb 9, 2023 WIS 79 – 74 PSU
Jan 18, 2023 WIS 63 – 60 PSU
Feb 5, 2022 WIS 51 – 49 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU WIS
Overall 12-20 24-11
Conference 3-17 14-6
Home 9-8 15-2
Away 2-9 6-5
Neutral 1-3 3-4
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 73.7 83.0
Avg Pts Against 79.3 76.1
Massey 3.7 (#112) 12.2 (#45)
Bradley-Terry 0.27 (#143) 2.63 (#29)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.21 (#150) 3.16 (#35)
RPI 0.513 (#143) 0.595 (#41)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU WIS
FG% 47.3% 45.5%
3PT% 33.1% 34.4%
REB / G 30.4 36.7
OREB / G 9.3 10.2
AST / TO 1.46 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 54.3%
TOV% 13.7% 14.2%
ORB% 28.0% 29.2%
FT Rate 24.0% 28.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.6% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 15.3%
DRB% 69.2% 75.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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