They were all in love with dying, they we're doing it in Texas. "Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · March 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -6.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money OSU +235 / PUR -290
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +8 156 Won
Massey PUR -5.1 (+13.1)
Massey Totals 154.6 (+1.4)
Bradley-Terry 30%
Weighted B-T 25%
Efficiency Plus ML PUR -2.7 (+10.7) 145.3 (+10.7) 34%
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -1.9 (+9.9) 148.9 (+7.1) 39%
Baseline ML PUR -2.4 (+10.4) 149.5 (+6.5) 49%
Baseline Plus ML PUR -3.3 (+11.3) 149.2 (+6.8) 36%

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 22, 2025 OSU 7370 PUR
Feb 18, 2024 OSU 7369 PUR
Mar 11, 2023 PUR 8066 OSU
Feb 19, 2023 PUR 8255 OSU
Jan 6, 2023 PUR 7169 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU PUR
Overall 21-13 30-9
Conference 12-8 13-7
Home 14-3 12-5
Away 5-6 8-3
Neutral 2-4 10-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.3 81.6
Avg Pts Against 72.6 70.5
Massey 14.3 (#40) 22.3 (#9)
Bradley-Terry 2.15 (#44) 3.51 (#15)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.89 (#41) 4.55 (#12)
RPI 0.565 (#61) 0.631 (#15)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU PUR
FG% 48.6% 50.1%
3PT% 34.7% 38.4%
REB / G 33.9 36.1
OREB / G 9.8 11.1
AST / TO 1.37 2.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 57.9%
TOV% 15.5% 13.7%
ORB% 31.3% 35.5%
FT Rate 28.5% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 16.2%
DRB% 68.7% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 18.1%

Game Analysis

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