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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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PUR -3.3 (+11.3) 149.2 (+6.8) 36% ✗
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% ✗

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 73 – 70 PUR
Feb 18, 2024 OSU 73 – 69 PUR
Mar 11, 2023 PUR 80 – 66 OSU
Feb 19, 2023 PUR 82 – 55 OSU
Jan 6, 2023 PUR 71 – 69 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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