The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · February 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -10.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money MSU -700 / OSU +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +6 126 Won
Massey MSU -8.7 (-2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 148.9 (-22.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -8.2 (-2.2) 147.0 (-21.0) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -9.6 (-3.6) 147.2 (-21.2) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -8.6 (-2.6) 148.6 (-22.6) 80% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -7.0 (-1.0) 149.0 (-23.0) 81% ✓

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 4, 2025 MSU 69 – 62 OSU
Feb 25, 2024 OSU 60 – 57 MSU
Mar 10, 2023 OSU 68 – 58 MSU
Mar 4, 2023 MSU 84 – 78 OSU
Feb 12, 2023 MSU 62 – 41 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU OSU
Overall 27-8 21-13
Conference 15-5 12-8
Home 15-2 14-3
Away 6-4 5-6
Neutral 6-2 2-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.8 79.3
Avg Pts Against 68.3 72.6
Massey 20.3 (#12) 14.5 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 3.45 (#14) 2.24 (#41)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.41 (#13) 3.06 (#40)
RPI 0.634 (#14) 0.566 (#63)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU OSU
FG% 46.8% 49.0%
3PT% 35.4% 34.9%
REB / G 41.1 34.7
OREB / G 13.0 10.2
AST / TO 1.56 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 55.8%
TOV% 17.6% 15.6%
ORB% 38.9% 32.6%
FT Rate 27.0% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.9% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 16.1%
DRB% 77.5% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 25.0%

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