I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Big Ten Conference · XFINITY Center · December 4, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MD -5.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money MD -240 / OSU +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total MD win
Actual MD +24 142 Won
Massey MD -3.2 (+20.8) — —
Massey Totals — 146.9 (-4.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MD -3.8 (+20.2) 150.2 (-8.2) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MD -4.8 (+19.2) 145.0 (-3.0) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MD -4.8 (+19.2) 146.8 (-4.8) 66% ✓
Baseline ML MD -4.5 (+19.5) 148.0 (-6.0) 70% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 6, 2026 OSU 82 – 62 MD
Feb 7, 2025 OSU 73 – 70 MD
Feb 10, 2024 OSU 79 – 75 MD
Mar 2, 2023 OSU 73 – 62 MD
Jan 8, 2023 MD 80 – 73 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MD OSU
Overall 27-9 17-15
Conference 14-6 9-11
Home 17-2 11-6
Away 5-5 4-7
Neutral 5-2 2-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 81.1 78.8
Avg Pts Against 67.2 73.5
Massey 17.3 (#14) 19.3 (#8)
Bradley-Terry 2.02 (#52) 1.64 (#62)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.74 (#61) 2.89 (#58)
RPI 0.544 (#99) 0.563 (#76)
Shooting & Four Factors MD OSU
FG% 49.8% 51.3%
3PT% 33.8% 44.8%
REB / G 40.2 37.6
OREB / G 11.8 9.1
AST / TO 1.62 1.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 60.6%
TOV% 13.6% 15.5%
ORB% 34.2% 30.2%
FT Rate 24.8% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.1% 41.2%
Opp TOV% 23.7% 17.8%
DRB% 75.2% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 28.9%

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