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Indiana Hoosiers
71 – 65
FINAL Conference
Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten Conference · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · January 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 149.0 Under
Money IU -105 / OSU -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total IU win
Actual IU +6 136 Won
Massey OSU -5.3 (+11.3) — —
Massey Totals — 148.0 (-12.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -3.1 (+9.1) 146.3 (-10.3) 37% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -4.1 (+10.1) 145.7 (-9.7) 39% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -3.1 (+9.1) 146.6 (-10.6) 39% ✗
Baseline ML OSU -2.9 (+8.9) 147.3 (-11.3) 42% ✗

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 7, 2026 OSU 91 – 78 IU
Mar 8, 2025 IU 66 – 60 OSU
Jan 18, 2025 IU 77 – 76 OSU
Feb 7, 2024 IU 76 – 73 OSU
Jan 29, 2023 IU 86 – 70 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IU OSU
Overall 19-14 22-14
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 12-5 15-5
Away 4-6 2-8
Neutral 3-3 5-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.3 75.5
Avg Pts Against 74.3 70.2
Massey 2.8 (#125) 12.2 (#34)
Bradley-Terry 1.80 (#52) 1.77 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.02 (#63) 2.51 (#46)
RPI 0.592 (#46) 0.586 (#52)
Shooting & Four Factors IU OSU
FG% 49.2% 45.7%
3PT% 33.5% 38.0%
REB / G 35.9 39.4
OREB / G 9.1 12.6
AST / TO 1.20 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 52.9%
TOV% 18.1% 16.6%
ORB% 28.5% 35.8%
FT Rate 30.6% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 18.2%
DRB% 72.0% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 18.4%

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