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Penn State vs Rutgers Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 27 Feb 2020
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 65-64
42-24 23-40
Position#113
Record16-8
FormWWWLL
Points / game73.2
Allowed / game69.0
vs
Position#104
Record14-9
FormWLWLL
Points / game69.2
Allowed / game62.5
USANCAA
Other2019-20
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Penn State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Rutgers winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Penn StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Ohio State
#94
W
90-76
90
76
+14
H18/01
NCAA
Michigan
#131
W
72-63
72
63
+9
A23/01
NCAA
Indiana
#149
W
64-49
64
49
+15
H30/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
W
76-64
76
64
+12
A02/02
NCAA
Michigan State
#49
W
75-70
75
70
+5
A05/02
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
W
83-77
83
77
+6
H08/02
NCAA
Purdue
#181
W
88-76
88
76
+12
A11/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#323
W
77-61
77
61
+16
H15/02
NCAA
Illinois
#79
L
56-62
56
62
-6
H18/02
NCAA
Indiana
#149
L
60-68
60
68
-8
A23/02
NCAA
1H
2H
42-27
48-49
37-28
35-35
28-28
36-21
38-33
38-31
43-37
32-33
36-22
47-55
42-30
46-46
42-28
35-33
26-30
30-32
24-37
36-31
140.7Avg total
74.1Scored
66.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)73.269.0142.2+4.267%
Season at home (14)74.365.0139.3+9.379%
Season away (10)71.774.7146.4-3.050%
Last 10 (10)74.166.6140.7+7.580%
Last 5 (5)72.868.8141.6+4.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)70.674.0144.6-3.460%
vs Similar ◀ (14)71.667.7139.4+3.964%
vs Weaker (10)76.866.2143.0+10.680%
This opponent (Rutgers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RutgersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Iowa
#90
L
80-85
80
85
-5
A23/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
W
75-72
75
72
+3
H25/01
NCAA
Purdue
#181
W
70-63
70
63
+7
H29/01
NCAA
Michigan
#131
L
63-69
63
69
-6
A01/02
NCAA
Maryland
#37
L
51-56
51
56
-5
A05/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#323
W
77-73 OT
77
73
+4
H09/02
NCAA
Ohio State
#94
L
66-72
66
72
-6
A13/02
NCAA
Illinois
#79
W
72-57
72
57
+15
H15/02
NCAA
Michigan
#131
L
52-60
52
60
-8
H20/02
NCAA
Wisconsin
#71
L
71-79
71
79
-8
A23/02
NCAA
1H
2H
43-38
37-47
38-33
37-39
39-27
31-36
34-37
29-32
25-20
26-36
27-38
39-28
30-45
36-27
34-32
38-25
31-28
21-32
26-39
45-40
136.3Avg total
67.7Scored
68.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)69.262.5131.7+6.761%
Season at home (14)71.858.1129.9+13.793%
Season away (9)65.169.4134.6-4.311%
Last 10 (10)67.768.6136.3-0.940%
Last 5 (5)67.668.2135.8-0.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (14)65.564.4129.9+1.143%
vs Weaker (9)74.959.6134.4+15.389%
This opponent (Penn State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +5.8+5.81st half: -1.0-1.02nd half2nd half: +1.7+1.72nd half: -0.3-0.3
-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +5.8+5.81st half: -1.0-1.02nd half2nd half: +1.7+1.72nd half: -0.3-0.3
Penn StateRutgers
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Penn StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Ohio State
#94
W
42-27
42
27
+15
H18/01
NCAA
Michigan
#131
W
37-28
37
28
+9
A23/01
NCAA
Indiana
#149
D
28-28
28
28
+0
H30/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
W
38-33
38
33
+5
A02/02
NCAA
Michigan State
#49
W
43-37
43
37
+6
A05/02
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
W
36-22
36
22
+14
H08/02
NCAA
Purdue
#181
W
42-30
42
30
+12
A11/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#323
W
42-28
42
28
+14
H15/02
NCAA
Illinois
#79
L
26-30
26
30
-4
H18/02
NCAA
Indiana
#149
L
24-37
24
37
-13
A23/02
NCAA
65.8Avg total
35.8Scored
30.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.431.366.7+4.167%-
Last 30 at home (16)36.029.265.2+6.862%-
Last 30 away (14)34.833.768.5+1.171%-
Last 10 (10)35.830.065.8+5.870%-
Last 5 (5)34.029.463.4+4.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)33.434.267.6-0.840%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)33.931.665.5+2.464%-
vs Weaker (10)39.729.769.4+10.090%-
This opponent (Rutgers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RutgersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Iowa
#90
W
43-38
43
38
+5
A23/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
W
38-33
38
33
+5
H25/01
NCAA
Purdue
#181
W
39-27
39
27
+12
H29/01
NCAA
Michigan
#131
L
34-37
34
37
-3
A01/02
NCAA
Maryland
#37
W
25-20
25
20
+5
A05/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#323
L
27-38
27
38
-11
H09/02
NCAA
Ohio State
#94
L
30-45
30
45
-15
A13/02
NCAA
Illinois
#79
W
34-32
34
32
+2
H15/02
NCAA
Michigan
#131
W
31-28
31
28
+3
H20/02
NCAA
Wisconsin
#71
L
26-39
26
39
-13
A23/02
NCAA
66.4Avg total
32.7Scored
33.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (23)32.629.361.9+3.365%-
Last 30 at home (14)33.927.261.1+6.779%-
Last 30 away (9)30.632.663.1-2.044%-
Last 10 (10)32.733.766.4-1.060%-
Last 5 (5)29.636.466.0-6.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (14)31.530.862.3+0.757%-
vs Weaker (9)34.327.061.3+7.378%-
This opponent (Penn State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Penn State wins
1
Rutgers wins
DateGameScore
08/01/20Rutgers v Penn State72-61
Penn Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/02/20AIndiana60-68
18/02/20HIllinois56-62
15/02/20HNorthwestern77-61
11/02/20APurdue88-76
08/02/20HMinnesota83-77
05/02/20AMichigan State75-70
02/02/20ANebraska76-64
30/01/20HIndiana64-49
23/01/20AMichigan72-63
18/01/20HOhio State90-76
Rutgerslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/02/20AWisconsin71-79
20/02/20HMichigan52-60
15/02/20HIllinois72-57
13/02/20AOhio State66-72
09/02/20HNorthwestern77-73 OT
05/02/20AMaryland51-56
01/02/20AMichigan63-69
29/01/20HPurdue70-63
25/01/20HNebraska75-72
23/01/20AIowa80-85

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Penn State
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL67%
HomeWWWWL79%
AwayWWWWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games241410
Win %67%79%50%
Points / game73.274.371.7
Allowed / game69.065.074.7
Point differential+4.2+9.3-3.0
Avg total142.2139.3146.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+38%43%30%
Close games (≤5 pts) won80% (5)75% (4)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Rutgers
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLL61%
HomeWWWWL93%
AwayLLLLL11%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games23149
Win %61%93%11%
Points / game69.271.865.1
Allowed / game62.558.169.4
Point differential+6.7+13.7-4.3
Avg total131.7129.9134.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+35%50%11%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)100% (2)0% (3)
Overtime %4%7%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Maryland2318578%70.263.9+6.3
2 Oregon2417771%74.568.3+6.2
3 Iowa2517868%77.571.6+5.8
4 Michigan State2416867%74.365.2+9.1
5 Penn State2416867%73.269.0+4.2
6 Illinois2214864%71.663.8+7.8
7 Michigan2415962%75.467.8+7.6
8 Ohio State2314961%71.364.2+7.1
9 Rutgers2314961%69.262.5+6.7
10 Wisconsin2314961%66.062.6+3.5
11 USC2314961%69.367.7+1.6
12 Indiana2213959%68.268.2+0.0
13 Minnesota22121055%70.165.8+4.3
14 UCLA24131154%69.368.7+0.7
15 Purdue24121250%67.563.0+4.4
16 Washington24101442%70.866.1+4.7
17 Nebraska2561924%69.876.5-6.7
18 Northwestern2351822%64.870.2-5.4
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Penn State422365
Rutgers244064
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