Now she's with one of my good-time buddies, they're drinking in some crosstown bar. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · December 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -5.0 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money PSU +180 / OSU -220
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual OSU +12 140 Lost
Massey OSU -1.7 (-10.3) — —
Massey Totals — 132.9 (+7.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 15% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 3% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -0.7 (-11.3) 134.0 (+6.0) 42% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -0.7 (-11.3) 135.1 (+4.9) 46% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -1.4 (-10.6) 137.1 (+2.9) 45% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -0.6 (-11.4) 135.1 (+4.9) 45% ✓

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 5, 2026 OSU 94 – 62 PSU
Jan 27, 2026 OSU 84 – 78 PSU
Jan 30, 2025 OSU 83 – 64 PSU
Jan 20, 2024 OSU 79 – 67 PSU
Dec 9, 2023 PSU 83 – 80 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU OSU
Overall 14-17 20-12
Conference 7-13 12-8
Home 10-5 13-3
Away 1-10 5-6
Neutral 3-2 2-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.6 72.8
Avg Pts Against 65.0 67.7
Massey 3.1 (#116) 9.8 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 0.02 (#185) 2.69 (#29)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.18 (#195) 4.22 (#18)
RPI 0.530 (#129) 0.681 (#8)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU OSU
FG% 45.5% 47.7%
3PT% 34.1% 37.7%
REB / G 37.1 36.3
OREB / G 8.7 9.3
AST / TO 1.02 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 55.1%
TOV% 20.1% 18.1%
ORB% 28.4% 29.0%
FT Rate 17.7% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 44.7%
Opp TOV% 12.2% 16.4%
DRB% 76.0% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 16.1% 23.1%

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