They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · January 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money MINN +170 / OSU -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual OSU +1 177 Lost
Massey OSU -11.4 (+10.4)
Massey Totals 135.6 (+41.4)
Bradley-Terry 26%
Weighted B-T 15%
Efficiency Plus ML OSU -8.0 (+7.0) 141.3 (+35.7) 23%
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -9.1 (+8.1) 139.4 (+37.6) 19%
Baseline ML OSU -9.6 (+8.6) 142.5 (+34.5) 19%
Baseline Plus ML OSU -8.5 (+7.5) 141.2 (+35.8) 21%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 20, 2026 OSU 8274 MINN
Feb 23, 2024 MINN 8879 OSU
Dec 3, 2023 OSU 8474 MINN
Jan 12, 2023 MINN 7067 OSU
Feb 16, 2022 OSU 7045 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN OSU
Overall 15-17 17-15
Conference 7-13 9-11
Home 10-9 11-6
Away 5-5 4-7
Neutral 0-3 2-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 68.1 78.8
Avg Pts Against 69.7 73.5
Massey 0.2 (#156) 15.7 (#23)
Bradley-Terry 0.21 (#151) 2.01 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.42 (#144) 3.06 (#42)
RPI 0.482 (#197) 0.591 (#43)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN OSU
FG% 44.7% 49.5%
3PT% 30.1% 38.4%
REB / G 33.6 35.3
OREB / G 9.9 9.0
AST / TO 1.64 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 56.6%
TOV% 15.3% 15.3%
ORB% 28.8% 28.6%
FT Rate 21.4% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 44.1%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 17.3%
DRB% 69.9% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 30.1%

Game Analysis

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