We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML OSU -6.7 (-9.7) 146.6 (+2.4) 76%

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 9178 IU
Mar 8, 2025 IU 6660 OSU
Jan 18, 2025 IU 7776 OSU
Jan 7, 2024 IU 7165 OSU
Jan 29, 2023 IU 8670 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%

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