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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Penn St. · #90 · B10 · 0–0Michigan St. · #9 · B10 · 0–0Tue, Jan 26 · 7:00 PM ETBTNBreslin Center · East Lansing, MI
Model line
Michigan St. −18.1
Win probability
Michigan St. 97%
Projected tempo
70.4
possessions
Site
Michigan St. home
3%Win probability97%

The model makes Michigan St. a 18.1-point favorite, winning about 97 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Penn St. offense vs Michigan St. defense

Penn St. OStatMichigan St. D
67.5#223Tempo#24667.0
53.0#105eFG%#5548.7
15.6#114TOV%#29714.9
25.9#325ORB%#122.5
33.8#217FT rate#6530.2
9.8#224Block%#1713.7
48.3#280Assist%#29656.5
55.8#462P%#4748.4
32.4#2633P%#10132.7
75.0#83FT%—
38.1#2143PA rate#2146.3

Michigan St. offense vs Penn St. defense

Michigan St. OStatPenn St. D
67.0#246Tempo#22367.5
54.1#67eFG%#36358.4
17.2#218TOV%#11417.7
37.9#9ORB%#20831.1
36.0#151FT rate#2727.5
8.0#58Block%#3545.2
67.9#2Assist%#33860.4
53.7#932P%#35758.6
36.5#393P%#36338.8
76.5#42FT%—
36.7#2363PA rate#5543.4

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Penn St.

Tue, Mar 10NNorthwestern85L 66–76
Sun, Mar 8ARutgers75L 62–74
Wed, Mar 4HOhio St.26L 62–94
Sat, Feb 28HIowa41W 71–69
Sat, Feb 21ANebraska19L 64–87

Michigan St.

Fri, Mar 27NConnecticut3L 63–67
Sat, Mar 21NLouisville15W 77–69
Thu, Mar 19NNorth Dakota St.170W 92–67
Fri, Mar 13NUCLA18L 84–88
Sun, Mar 8AMichigan24L 80–90