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Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · January 30, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money NU -355 / PSU +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual NU +21 167 Won
Massey NU -9.7 (+11.3) — —
Massey Totals — 152.8 (+14.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NU -9.3 (+11.7) 147.2 (+19.8) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NU -8.4 (+12.6) 143.1 (+23.9) 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NU -8.9 (+12.1) 145.8 (+21.2) 81% ✓
Baseline ML NU -8.9 (+12.1) 145.7 (+21.3) 79% ✓

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 10, 2026 NU 76 – 66 PSU
Jan 3, 2025 PSU 84 – 80 NU
Feb 11, 2024 NU 68 – 63 PSU
Jan 10, 2024 NU 76 – 72 PSU
Mar 10, 2023 PSU 67 – 65 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU PSU
Overall 15-19 12-20
Conference 5-15 3-17
Home 9-8 9-8
Away 3-8 2-9
Neutral 3-3 1-3
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 73.1 73.7
Avg Pts Against 72.0 79.3
Massey 9.5 (#64) 3.0 (#124)
Bradley-Terry 0.77 (#101) 0.12 (#158)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.16 (#95) 0.08 (#159)
RPI 0.527 (#122) 0.507 (#154)
Shooting & Four Factors NU PSU
FG% 46.5% 46.8%
3PT% 31.0% 33.3%
REB / G 33.1 30.7
OREB / G 9.7 9.4
AST / TO 2.12 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 53.4%
TOV% 12.5% 14.1%
ORB% 29.2% 28.2%
FT Rate 28.6% 24.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 57.2%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 18.5%
DRB% 66.5% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 20.4%

Game Analysis

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