I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Ohio State Buckeyes
91 – 78
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -4.7 (+8.3) 146.2 (+22.8) 72% ✓
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% ✓

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 66 – 60 OSU
Jan 18, 2025 IU 77 – 76 OSU
Feb 7, 2024 IU 76 – 73 OSU
Jan 7, 2024 IU 71 – 65 OSU
Jan 29, 2023 IU 86 – 70 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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