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Big Ten Conference · Kohl Center · January 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -6.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money WIS -280 / OSU +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIS win
Actual WIS +2 138 Won
Massey WIS -4.3 (-2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 155.6 (-17.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIS -5.4 (-3.4) 153.9 (-15.9) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIS -5.8 (-3.8) 152.8 (-14.8) 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -5.4 (-3.4) 150.2 (-12.2) 74% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -5.1 (-3.1) 151.1 (-13.1) 74% ✓

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 18, 2026 OSU 86 – 69 WIS
Jan 31, 2026 WIS 92 – 82 OSU
Feb 14, 2024 WIS 62 – 54 OSU
Jan 11, 2024 WIS 71 – 60 OSU
Mar 8, 2023 OSU 65 – 57 WIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIS OSU
Overall 27-10 17-15
Conference 13-7 9-11
Home 14-3 11-6
Away 6-5 4-7
Neutral 7-2 2-2
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 80.1 78.8
Avg Pts Against 70.9 73.5
Massey 15.6 (#24) 15.1 (#28)
Bradley-Terry 3.05 (#22) 2.06 (#48)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.33 (#18) 3.12 (#39)
RPI 0.633 (#23) 0.587 (#44)
Shooting & Four Factors WIS OSU
FG% 46.7% 48.6%
3PT% 35.4% 37.8%
REB / G 36.5 35.5
OREB / G 9.8 9.2
AST / TO 1.54 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 55.5%
TOV% 14.5% 15.7%
ORB% 29.7% 28.7%
FT Rate 30.7% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 45.2%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 17.4%
DRB% 71.7% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 29.1%

Game Analysis

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