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Ohio State Buckeyes
73 – 76
FINAL Conference
Indiana Hoosiers
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · February 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money OSU -250 / IU +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual IU +3 149 Lost
Massey OSU -8.3 (-11.3) — —
Massey Totals — 144.3 (+4.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OSU -6.7 (-9.7) 146.6 (+2.4) 76% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -6.6 (-9.6) 143.9 (+5.1) 76% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -6.4 (-9.4) 144.9 (+4.1) 73% ✗
Baseline ML OSU -6.5 (-9.5) 145.0 (+4.0) 74% ✗

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
Jan 7, 2024 IU 71 – 65 OSU
Jan 29, 2023 IU 86 – 70 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU IU
Overall 22-14 19-14
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 15-5 12-5
Away 2-8 4-6
Neutral 5-1 3-3
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.5 72.3
Avg Pts Against 70.2 74.3
Massey 9.3 (#65) 4.4 (#108)
Bradley-Terry 1.17 (#88) 1.33 (#75)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.64 (#83) 1.61 (#86)
RPI 0.552 (#95) 0.563 (#78)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU IU
FG% 44.8% 47.7%
3PT% 34.2% 32.9%
REB / G 37.7 35.3
OREB / G 11.9 9.2
AST / TO 1.40 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 52.3%
TOV% 15.4% 17.3%
ORB% 33.7% 27.9%
FT Rate 25.3% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 15.3%
DRB% 72.0% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 23.1%

Game Analysis

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