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Ohio State Buckeyes
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FINAL Conference
Indiana Hoosiers
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money OSU -162 / IU +136
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +13 169 Won
Massey OSU -3.7 (+9.3)
Massey Totals 154.9 (+14.1)
Bradley-Terry 71%
Weighted B-T 80%
Efficiency Plus ML OSU -4.9 (+8.1) 147.4 (+21.6) 72%
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -4.7 (+8.3) 145.6 (+23.4) 73%
Baseline ML OSU -4.9 (+8.1) 145.7 (+23.3) 75%
Baseline Plus ML OSU -4.7 (+8.3) 146.2 (+22.8) 72%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 8, 2025 IU 6660 OSU
Jan 18, 2025 IU 7776 OSU
Feb 7, 2024 IU 7673 OSU
Jan 7, 2024 IU 7165 OSU
Jan 29, 2023 IU 8670 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU IU
Overall 21-13 18-14
Conference 12-8 9-11
Home 14-3 14-4
Away 5-6 3-8
Neutral 2-4 1-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 79.3 78.2
Avg Pts Against 72.6 72.2
Massey 15.4 (#32) 14.6 (#36)
Bradley-Terry 2.34 (#36) 1.94 (#50)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.14 (#35) 2.35 (#55)
RPI 0.575 (#51) 0.553 (#73)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU IU
FG% 49.2% 47.2%
3PT% 36.0% 34.8%
REB / G 34.0 32.9
OREB / G 9.6 8.4
AST / TO 1.39 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 56.1%
TOV% 15.5% 14.9%
ORB% 31.4% 27.0%
FT Rate 29.0% 26.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 15.2%
DRB% 69.6% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 27.5%

Game Analysis

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