Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · March 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money PSU +260 / OSU -325
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual OSU +32 156 Lost
Massey OSU -8.8 (-23.2) — —
Massey Totals — 158.6 (-2.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 23% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 11% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -7.6 (-24.4) 148.4 (+7.6) 28% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -6.6 (-25.4) 146.3 (+9.7) 24% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -6.4 (-25.6) 148.0 (+8.0) 27% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -6.5 (-25.5) 147.7 (+8.3) 28% ✓

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 27, 2026 OSU 84 – 78 PSU
Jan 30, 2025 OSU 83 – 64 PSU
Jan 20, 2024 OSU 79 – 67 PSU
Dec 9, 2023 PSU 83 – 80 OSU
Feb 23, 2023 PSU 75 – 71 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU OSU
Overall 12-20 21-13
Conference 3-17 12-8
Home 9-8 14-3
Away 2-9 5-6
Neutral 1-3 2-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 73.7 79.3
Avg Pts Against 79.3 72.6
Massey 2.9 (#124) 14.7 (#36)
Bradley-Terry 0.54 (#115) 2.29 (#38)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.38 (#132) 3.08 (#36)
RPI 0.503 (#183) 0.570 (#55)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU OSU
FG% 47.1% 48.7%
3PT% 32.4% 34.8%
REB / G 29.5 34.0
OREB / G 8.7 9.8
AST / TO 1.22 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 55.6%
TOV% 15.3% 15.4%
ORB% 27.0% 31.4%
FT Rate 24.9% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 58.1% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 15.7%
DRB% 68.5% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 24.9%

Game Analysis

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