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Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · February 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -7.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money OSU +250 / PUR -350
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +4 142 Won
Massey PUR -10.2 (+14.2) — —
Massey Totals — 150.5 (-8.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PUR -7.9 (+11.9) 146.7 (-4.7) 28% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -6.8 (+10.8) 145.0 (-3.0) 29% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -7.6 (+11.6) 147.0 (-5.0) 20% ✗
Baseline ML PUR -7.8 (+11.8) 147.1 (-5.1) 28% ✗

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 1, 2026 OSU 82 – 74 PUR
Jan 22, 2025 OSU 73 – 70 PUR
Mar 11, 2023 PUR 80 – 66 OSU
Feb 19, 2023 PUR 82 – 55 OSU
Jan 6, 2023 PUR 71 – 69 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU PUR
Overall 22-14 34-5
Conference 9-11 17-3
Home 15-5 16-0
Away 2-8 7-3
Neutral 5-1 11-2
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.5 82.3
Avg Pts Against 70.2 69.0
Massey 8.9 (#64) 22.4 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 1.11 (#95) 4.06 (#1)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.61 (#82) 4.78 (#1)
RPI 0.536 (#114) 0.696 (#1)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU PUR
FG% 44.5% 49.1%
3PT% 33.9% 40.3%
REB / G 37.0 41.4
OREB / G 11.2 12.3
AST / TO 1.35 1.60
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 56.3%
TOV% 15.2% 16.3%
ORB% 32.0% 37.2%
FT Rate 25.2% 30.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 14.1%
DRB% 71.5% 76.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 15.9%

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