But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · January 19, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money OSU -225 / PUR +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual PUR +2 132 Lost
Massey OSU -5.2 (-7.2) — —
Massey Totals — 139.9 (-7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 76% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -6.7 (-8.7) 140.8 (-8.8) 76% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -4.3 (-6.3) 136.3 (-4.3) 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OSU -6.2 (-8.2) 137.6 (-5.6) 72% ✗
Baseline ML OSU -6.1 (-8.1) 141.5 (-9.5) 70% ✗

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 1, 2026 OSU 82 – 74 PUR
Jan 22, 2025 OSU 73 – 70 PUR
Feb 18, 2024 OSU 73 – 69 PUR
Mar 11, 2023 PUR 80 – 66 OSU
Feb 19, 2023 PUR 82 – 55 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU PUR
Overall 21-10 18-10
Conference 12-8 13-6
Home 10-4 11-1
Away 7-4 5-6
Neutral 4-2 2-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 77.2 71.0
Avg Pts Against 71.1 66.7
Massey 14.5 (#22) 12.0 (#33)
Bradley-Terry 3.12 (#15) 2.47 (#36)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.67 (#12) 3.64 (#28)
RPI 0.636 (#16) 0.604 (#35)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU PUR
FG% 45.1% 45.3%
3PT% 34.1% 35.7%
REB / G 38.1 37.4
OREB / G 11.2 10.6
AST / TO 1.29 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 52.5%
TOV% 15.0% 19.7%
ORB% 32.7% 31.6%
FT Rate 31.5% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 16.5%
DRB% 73.3% 76.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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