I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · February 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -8.5 Away covered
O/U 161.5 Under
Money OSU +370 / MICH -485
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual MICH +21 143 Lost
Massey MICH -12.7 (-8.3)
Massey Totals 165.3 (-22.3)
Bradley-Terry 9%
Weighted B-T 4%
Efficiency Plus ML MICH -6.9 (-14.1) 158.1 (-15.1) 31%
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -9.9 (-11.1) 158.5 (-15.5) 19%
Baseline ML MICH -8.7 (-12.3) 157.8 (-14.8) 19%
Baseline Plus ML MICH -9.7 (-11.3) 159.3 (-16.3) 19%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 13, 2026 MICH 7167 OSU
Jan 24, 2026 MICH 7462 OSU
Feb 16, 2025 MICH 8683 OSU
Mar 3, 2024 OSU 8461 MICH
Jan 15, 2024 MICH 7365 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU MICH
Overall 21-13 37-3
Conference 12-8 19-1
Home 14-3 14-1
Away 5-6 11-0
Neutral 2-4 12-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 W6
Avg Pts For 79.3 87.3
Avg Pts Against 72.6 69.5
Massey 14.1 (#40) 29.8 (#1)
Bradley-Terry 2.12 (#47) 4.90 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.85 (#45) 6.59 (#2)
RPI 0.581 (#54) 0.691 (#1)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU MICH
FG% 49.4% 51.6%
3PT% 34.2% 35.5%
REB / G 35.3 41.8
OREB / G 10.4 11.3
AST / TO 1.44 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.3% 59.2%
TOV% 15.4% 16.8%
ORB% 33.5% 35.9%
FT Rate 29.5% 30.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 43.1%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 16.8%
DRB% 69.7% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 20.1%

Game Analysis

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