Penn State beat Chattanooga 97-93 at Bryce Jordan Center.
Josh Reed led Penn State with 25 points. Kobe McDowell-White had 28 points and 8 assists for Chattanooga. Ivan Juric led all players with 10 rebounds for Penn State.
Chattanooga covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 14.3 points.
Chattanooga won the 2025 NIT championship, beating UC Irvine 85-84 in overtime in the final.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
UTC 70, PSU 88model score
-18.3model spread (home)
158.6model total
14.3points off the final margin
FavoritePSU -12.55.8LostUnder 159.50.9Lost
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Close
-12.5
159.5
-950
625
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin +4 (home)ATS UTC coveredTotal 190 → over
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
UTC
2
457
2
same
PSU
non-SoCon team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).