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Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · January 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money NU -175 / OSU +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual NU +25 141 Won
Massey NU -1.2 (+23.8) — —
Massey Totals — 140.6 (+0.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NU -3.1 (+21.9) 139.6 (+1.4) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NU -2.9 (+22.1) 137.8 (+3.2) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NU -3.1 (+21.9) 139.9 (+1.1) 63% ✓
Baseline ML NU -2.6 (+22.4) 140.8 (+0.2) 60% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 6, 2025 OSU 86 – 82 NU
Feb 20, 2025 NU 70 – 49 OSU
Feb 10, 2023 NU 69 – 63 OSU
Jan 2, 2023 OSU 73 – 57 NU
Jan 9, 2022 OSU 95 – 87 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU OSU
Overall 22-12 22-14
Conference 12-8 9-11
Home 15-2 15-5
Away 4-7 2-8
Neutral 3-3 5-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 75.5
Avg Pts Against 69.1 70.2
Massey 7.8 (#75) 10.2 (#51)
Bradley-Terry 2.17 (#29) 1.33 (#80)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.81 (#27) 1.81 (#77)
RPI 0.587 (#47) 0.566 (#78)
Shooting & Four Factors NU OSU
FG% 46.9% 44.8%
3PT% 37.4% 34.4%
REB / G 30.3 39.1
OREB / G 8.4 12.2
AST / TO 1.81 1.42
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 51.2%
TOV% 13.5% 15.6%
ORB% 25.9% 34.3%
FT Rate 20.4% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 16.1%
DRB% 69.4% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 27.7% 17.1%

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