They were all in love with dying, they we're doing it in Texas. "Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · January 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -3.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money NEB -175 / OSU +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual NEB +14 152 Won
Massey NEB -2.1 (+11.9) — —
Massey Totals — 145.8 (+6.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NEB -2.5 (+11.5) 143.5 (+8.5) 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEB -1.8 (+12.2) 144.6 (+7.4) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -2.7 (+11.3) 143.0 (+9.0) 63% ✓
Baseline ML NEB -2.5 (+11.5) 143.1 (+8.9) 63% ✓

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 5, 2026 NEB 72 – 69 OSU
Mar 5, 2025 OSU 116 – 114 NEB
Feb 9, 2025 NEB 79 – 71 OSU
Feb 29, 2024 OSU 78 – 69 NEB
Jan 19, 2023 NEB 63 – 60 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB OSU
Overall 23-11 22-14
Conference 12-8 9-11
Home 18-1 15-5
Away 3-8 2-8
Neutral 2-2 5-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.7 75.5
Avg Pts Against 70.9 70.2
Massey 9.1 (#61) 10.8 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 2.02 (#39) 1.40 (#76)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.52 (#37) 1.91 (#70)
RPI 0.587 (#47) 0.567 (#73)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB OSU
FG% 45.0% 44.6%
3PT% 35.0% 34.4%
REB / G 39.3 39.7
OREB / G 10.7 12.6
AST / TO 1.41 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 51.0%
TOV% 16.2% 15.7%
ORB% 30.8% 35.1%
FT Rate 26.6% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 47.1%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 16.4%
DRB% 70.5% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.6% 17.2%

Game Analysis

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