Now she's with one of my good-time buddies, they're drinking in some crosstown bar. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money OSU -500 / PSU +333
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +12 146 Won
Massey OSU -9.6 (+2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 149.8 (-3.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -9.2 (+2.8) 146.7 (-0.7) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -9.0 (+3.0) 146.0 (+0.0) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -8.5 (+3.5) 146.3 (-0.3) 80% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -7.9 (+4.1) 146.0 (+0.0) 79% ✓

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 5, 2026 OSU 94 – 62 PSU
Jan 27, 2026 OSU 84 – 78 PSU
Jan 30, 2025 OSU 83 – 64 PSU
Dec 9, 2023 PSU 83 – 80 OSU
Feb 23, 2023 PSU 75 – 71 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU PSU
Overall 22-14 16-17
Conference 9-11 9-11
Home 15-5 12-4
Away 2-8 2-8
Neutral 5-1 2-5
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.5 75.1
Avg Pts Against 70.2 73.4
Massey 10.7 (#47) 4.8 (#100)
Bradley-Terry 1.32 (#82) 0.27 (#148)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.84 (#74) 0.57 (#136)
RPI 0.564 (#79) 0.492 (#192)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU PSU
FG% 44.6% 43.8%
3PT% 35.2% 30.3%
REB / G 39.5 32.2
OREB / G 12.8 10.1
AST / TO 1.35 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 50.0%
TOV% 16.1% 15.3%
ORB% 35.6% 27.1%
FT Rate 24.2% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 22.7%
DRB% 72.0% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 25.7%

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