Cause now I wanna be your dog. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - Iggy and the Stooges
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML OSU -8.4 (-9.4) 151.5 (+1.5) 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 9178 IU
Mar 8, 2025 IU 6660 OSU
Feb 7, 2024 IU 7673 OSU
Jan 7, 2024 IU 7165 OSU
Jan 29, 2023 IU 8670 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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