Because this is year long data, the numbers for Penn State don’t reflect the loss of Geary Claxton and thus the tool’s utility for this game can be questioned. However, I’m still publishing it because the data is most certainly valid for other league games and people might want to make use of it.
Archive of entries posted on January 2008
Game Prediction 01/26/08
Indiana hosts UConn in a nationally televised (CBS) matchup. UConn may sit in the middle of Big East standings at 4-3 but they still have a national reputation. A win by the visiting Hoosiers would be a nice scalp to add to their portfolio. Here’s today’s action: Indiana 76 UConn 68 Ohio State 67 Minn [...]
Game Prediction 01/24/08
Only one game today. Michigan State 74 Northwestern 61
Very poor crowd
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Game Predictions 01/23/08
Another light Wednesday slate with just two games. I guess we’ll have to get used to that with the Big Ten Network. Tonight’s predictions: Indiana 71 Iowa 54 Penn State 69 Purdue 68
Four Factor Analysis Tool (Pur at PSU)
This comparison is probably the closest one that I have looked at all season. Penn State has a slight edge in effective FG% but they are worse than Purdue in effective FG% defense (the delta between offense and defense is almost identical, +1.1% for PSU, +1.0% for Purdue). PSU protects the ball better than Purdue [...]
