I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · January 4, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money OSU -350 / RUTG +275
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +4 148 Won
Massey OSU -12.2 (-8.2) — —
Massey Totals — 129.3 (+18.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -11.0 (-7.0) 135.1 (+12.9) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -9.5 (-5.5) 136.1 (+11.9) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -10.7 (-6.7) 133.4 (+14.6) 82% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -10.2 (-6.2) 134.6 (+13.4) 82% ✓

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 3, 2026 OSU 80 – 73 RUTG
Dec 7, 2024 OSU 80 – 66 RUTG
Mar 10, 2024 OSU 73 – 51 RUTG
Jan 15, 2023 RUTG 68 – 64 OSU
Dec 9, 2022 OSU 67 – 66 RUTG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU RUTG
Overall 22-14 15-17
Conference 9-11 7-13
Home 15-5 12-5
Away 2-8 3-9
Neutral 5-1 0-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 75.5 65.4
Avg Pts Against 70.2 66.5
Massey 12.7 (#32) 5.0 (#99)
Bradley-Terry 1.61 (#60) 1.30 (#80)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.39 (#50) 1.91 (#70)
RPI 0.572 (#70) 0.545 (#100)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU RUTG
FG% 45.7% 39.7%
3PT% 37.4% 29.3%
REB / G 39.8 37.5
OREB / G 12.9 12.1
AST / TO 1.38 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 44.8%
TOV% 16.4% 15.8%
ORB% 36.7% 30.4%
FT Rate 27.7% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 43.0%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 23.2%
DRB% 71.5% 65.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.4% 20.0%

Game Analysis

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