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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -8.5 (+7.5) 141.2 (+35.8) 21% ✓
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% ✓

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 82 – 74 MINN
Feb 23, 2024 MINN 88 – 79 OSU
Dec 3, 2023 OSU 84 – 74 MINN
Jan 12, 2023 MINN 70 – 67 OSU
Feb 16, 2022 OSU 70 – 45 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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