We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Ohio State Buckeyes
78 75 OT
FINAL Neutral Legends of Basketball Showcase
West Virginia Mountaineers
Rocket Arena (Neutral) · December 31, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money OSU -455 / WVU +345
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +3 153 Won
Massey OSU -13.9 (-10.9)
Massey Totals 137.7 (+15.3)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 94%
Efficiency Plus ML OSU -13.5 (-10.5) 138.8 (+14.2) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -14.5 (-11.5) 140.5 (+12.5) 87%
Baseline ML OSU -14.0 (-11.0) 142.4 (+10.6) 86%
Baseline Plus ML OSU -13.7 (-10.7) 140.6 (+12.4) 87%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 14, 2025 OSU 8988 WVU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU WVU
Overall 22-14 9-23
Conference 9-11 4-14
Home 15-5 9-9
Away 2-8 0-9
Neutral 5-1 0-5
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L6
Avg Pts For 75.5 69.8
Avg Pts Against 70.2 76.8
Massey 13.6 (#23) -0.3 (#172)
Bradley-Terry 1.58 (#60) -0.47 (#230)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.46 (#48) -0.30 (#204)
RPI 0.570 (#69) 0.482 (#198)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU WVU
FG% 46.7% 41.0%
3PT% 37.9% 31.0%
REB / G 39.2 37.0
OREB / G 12.5 10.2
AST / TO 1.38 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 46.5%
TOV% 16.6% 16.5%
ORB% 36.9% 28.2%
FT Rate 28.5% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 14.1%
DRB% 71.7% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 14.4%

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