Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Ohio State Buckeyes
76 – 77 OT
FINAL Conference
Indiana Hoosiers
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money OSU -360 / IU +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual IU +1 153 Lost
Massey OSU -10.0 (-11.0) — —
Massey Totals — 150.2 (+2.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OSU -8.4 (-9.4) 151.5 (+1.5) 78% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -7.2 (-8.2) 150.8 (+2.2) 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -8.0 (-9.0) 149.4 (+3.6) 78% ✗
Baseline ML OSU -7.9 (-8.9) 151.4 (+1.6) 78% ✗

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 7, 2026 OSU 91 – 78 IU
Mar 8, 2025 IU 66 – 60 OSU
Feb 7, 2024 IU 76 – 73 OSU
Jan 7, 2024 IU 71 – 65 OSU
Jan 29, 2023 IU 86 – 70 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU IU
Overall 17-15 19-13
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 11-6 14-4
Away 4-7 4-6
Neutral 2-2 1-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 74.7
Avg Pts Against 73.5 72.0
Massey 15.1 (#27) 8.9 (#66)
Bradley-Terry 2.01 (#47) 2.02 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.07 (#34) 2.60 (#48)
RPI 0.583 (#45) 0.605 (#36)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU IU
FG% 48.2% 46.7%
3PT% 37.4% 31.4%
REB / G 35.3 38.6
OREB / G 9.2 11.1
AST / TO 1.26 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 51.8%
TOV% 15.7% 17.3%
ORB% 28.5% 32.1%
FT Rate 27.0% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.3% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 16.1%
DRB% 70.4% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 30.2% 19.2%

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