But spirit is something that no one destroys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Big Ten Conference · Mackey Arena · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -16.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money PUR -1800 / WASH +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +8 154 Won
Massey PUR -16.5 (-8.5) — —
Massey Totals — 147.6 (+6.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -16.5 (-8.5) 146.1 (+7.9) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -13.2 (-5.2) 145.6 (+8.4) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -14.6 (-6.6) 143.2 (+10.8) 87% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -15.1 (-7.1) 143.3 (+10.7) 87% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 16, 2025 PUR 69 – 58 WASH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR WASH
Overall 30-9 16-17
Conference 13-7 7-13
Home 12-5 10-6
Away 8-3 4-9
Neutral 10-1 2-2
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.6 77.1
Avg Pts Against 70.5 73.6
Massey 23.8 (#6) 11.1 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 4.61 (#7) 1.50 (#75)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.74 (#8) 2.29 (#70)
RPI 0.675 (#4) 0.561 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR WASH
FG% 51.0% 45.3%
3PT% 39.7% 31.9%
REB / G 39.8 40.4
OREB / G 12.6 13.0
AST / TO 2.09 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.8% 50.5%
TOV% 14.7% 14.8%
ORB% 39.9% 36.8%
FT Rate 20.8% 30.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 15.7%
DRB% 72.7% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 16.2% 23.8%

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