I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · January 9, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 140.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +8 182 Won
Massey OSU -7.2 (+0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 144.6 (+37.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -6.8 (+1.2) 145.1 (+36.9) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -7.8 (+0.2) 142.0 (+40.0) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -7.1 (+0.9) 144.6 (+37.4) 79% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -6.8 (+1.2) 144.1 (+37.9) 79% ✓

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
Feb 10, 2023 NU 69 – 63 OSU
Jan 2, 2023 OSU 73 – 57 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU NU
Overall 20-12 15-16
Conference 12-8 7-13
Home 13-3 10-6
Away 5-6 3-8
Neutral 2-3 2-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.8 72.4
Avg Pts Against 67.7 70.6
Massey 12.0 (#28) 8.7 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 2.83 (#20) 0.90 (#104)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.81 (#21) 1.37 (#97)
RPI 0.676 (#6) 0.515 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU NU
FG% 47.5% 44.1%
3PT% 38.7% 35.7%
REB / G 36.4 37.6
OREB / G 8.7 9.4
AST / TO 1.17 2.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.8% 50.6%
TOV% 19.2% 12.5%
ORB% 27.7% 25.2%
FT Rate 23.4% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.4% 45.2%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 20.4%
DRB% 72.1% 77.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 25.9%

Game Analysis

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