I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Ohio State Buckeyes
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FINAL Neutral Nashville Hoops Showdown
Virginia Cavaliers
Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · February 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -5.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money OSU +200 / UVA -245
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual UVA +4 136 Lost
Massey UVA -3.7 (-0.3)
Massey Totals 153.7 (-17.7)
Bradley-Terry 26%
Weighted B-T 24%
Efficiency Plus ML UVA -1.0 (-3.0) 145.1 (-9.1) 43%
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -3.5 (-0.5) 146.4 (-10.4) 38%
Baseline ML UVA -3.9 (-0.1) 146.1 (-10.1) 40%
Baseline Plus ML UVA -2.7 (-1.3) 145.4 (-9.4) 39%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU UVA
Overall 21-13 30-6
Conference 12-8 15-3
Home 14-3 16-1
Away 5-6 8-2
Neutral 2-4 6-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.3 80.4
Avg Pts Against 72.6 68.8
Massey 14.1 (#41) 17.8 (#23)
Bradley-Terry 2.25 (#43) 3.32 (#19)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.02 (#41) 4.15 (#19)
RPI 0.570 (#60) 0.618 (#25)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU UVA
FG% 48.9% 46.3%
3PT% 34.1% 35.5%
REB / G 35.0 41.7
OREB / G 10.3 14.2
AST / TO 1.41 1.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 54.6%
TOV% 15.6% 15.8%
ORB% 33.1% 39.8%
FT Rate 29.8% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 44.8%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 16.1%
DRB% 68.9% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 25.9%

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