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Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · February 10, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money OSU -250 / NU +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual NU +6 132 Lost
Massey OSU -6.2 (-12.2) — —
Massey Totals — 137.1 (-5.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OSU -4.6 (-10.6) 137.4 (-5.4) 68% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -5.3 (-11.3) 134.0 (-2.0) 69% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -4.4 (-10.4) 137.4 (-5.4) 67% ✗
Baseline ML OSU -4.0 (-10.0) 138.3 (-6.3) 68% ✗

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
Jan 28, 2024 NU 83 – 58 OSU
Jan 2, 2023 OSU 73 – 57 NU
Jan 9, 2022 OSU 95 – 87 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU NU
Overall 16-19 22-12
Conference 5-15 12-8
Home 10-6 13-5
Away 1-10 7-4
Neutral 5-3 2-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 67.7
Avg Pts Against 69.0 62.8
Massey 12.3 (#27) 9.7 (#51)
Bradley-Terry 0.90 (#94) 1.80 (#50)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.58 (#72) 1.97 (#60)
RPI 0.517 (#143) 0.560 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU NU
FG% 46.1% 40.7%
3PT% 37.6% 31.6%
REB / G 38.6 35.8
OREB / G 11.8 10.6
AST / TO 1.10 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 47.2%
TOV% 16.0% 15.5%
ORB% 33.5% 29.4%
FT Rate 20.3% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 21.7%
DRB% 72.3% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 20.0%

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