I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · December 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money OSU -230 / RUTG +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +14 146 Won
Massey OSU -16.6 (-2.6) — —
Massey Totals — 163.4 (-17.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -14.1 (-0.1) 156.3 (-10.3) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -11.7 (+2.3) 157.5 (-11.5) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -13.8 (+0.2) 156.1 (-10.1) 87% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -12.7 (+1.3) 155.8 (-9.8) 86% ✓

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
Mar 10, 2024 OSU 73 – 51 RUTG
Jan 4, 2024 OSU 76 – 72 RUTG
Jan 15, 2023 RUTG 68 – 64 OSU
Dec 9, 2022 OSU 67 – 66 RUTG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU RUTG
Overall 17-15 15-17
Conference 9-11 8-12
Home 11-6 11-5
Away 4-7 3-8
Neutral 2-2 1-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 77.0
Avg Pts Against 73.5 77.6
Massey 17.2 (#12) 5.4 (#87)
Bradley-Terry 1.31 (#76) 0.86 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.43 (#66) 1.25 (#99)
RPI 0.555 (#88) 0.524 (#136)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU RUTG
FG% 49.7% 45.8%
3PT% 42.4% 31.7%
REB / G 37.2 37.1
OREB / G 9.1 10.9
AST / TO 1.42 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.2% 51.1%
TOV% 16.3% 13.9%
ORB% 29.2% 30.3%
FT Rate 22.5% 31.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.7% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 18.5%
DRB% 73.5% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 28.9% 22.1%

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