Come on down and meet your maker. Come on down and take a stand. "The Stand" - The Alarm
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · January 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money OSU -145 / MSU +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual MSU +7 131 Lost
Massey OSU -5.4 (-12.4) — —
Massey Totals — 150.8 (-19.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 59% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OSU -5.3 (-12.3) 150.8 (-19.8) 55% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -2.7 (-9.7) 146.8 (-15.8) 52% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -4.3 (-11.3) 147.2 (-16.2) 67% ✗
Baseline ML OSU -4.4 (-11.4) 149.7 (-18.7) 65% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 22, 2026 MSU 66 – 60 OSU
Feb 25, 2024 OSU 60 – 57 MSU
Mar 10, 2023 OSU 68 – 58 MSU
Mar 4, 2023 MSU 84 – 78 OSU
Feb 12, 2023 MSU 62 – 41 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU MSU
Overall 17-15 30-7
Conference 9-11 17-3
Home 11-6 15-1
Away 4-7 8-2
Neutral 2-2 7-4
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 77.7
Avg Pts Against 73.5 67.1
Massey 16.5 (#19) 15.2 (#25)
Bradley-Terry 2.23 (#47) 2.95 (#21)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.31 (#37) 3.81 (#23)
RPI 0.604 (#38) 0.621 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU MSU
FG% 50.5% 47.6%
3PT% 39.6% 28.8%
REB / G 35.5 42.0
OREB / G 8.5 12.5
AST / TO 1.44 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.7% 52.5%
TOV% 14.7% 17.3%
ORB% 27.5% 37.1%
FT Rate 26.4% 31.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.9% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 16.9%
DRB% 71.0% 76.5%
Opp FT Rate 30.0% 19.8%

Game Analysis

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