Taking a bite on a biscuit, the record jumps on a scratch. "If I Didn't Love You" - Squeeze
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · January 31, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money OSU -250 / MSU +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +17 141 Won
Massey OSU -12.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 146.9 (-5.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -11.1 (+5.9) 145.3 (-4.3) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -9.9 (+7.1) 143.0 (-2.0) 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -11.7 (+5.3) 143.7 (-2.7) 85% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -10.8 (+6.2) 143.9 (-2.9) 84% ✓

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 22, 2026 MSU 66 – 60 OSU
Jan 4, 2025 MSU 69 – 62 OSU
Feb 25, 2024 OSU 60 – 57 MSU
Mar 10, 2023 OSU 68 – 58 MSU
Mar 4, 2023 MSU 84 – 78 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU MSU
Overall 21-10 15-13
Conference 12-8 9-11
Home 10-4 12-3
Away 7-4 3-8
Neutral 4-2 0-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 77.2 69.4
Avg Pts Against 71.1 71.1
Massey 15.4 (#13) 5.3 (#97)
Bradley-Terry 2.97 (#12) 1.51 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.46 (#8) 2.56 (#50)
RPI 0.623 (#15) 0.507 (#157)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU MSU
FG% 45.4% 43.7%
3PT% 34.4% 33.7%
REB / G 37.3 38.2
OREB / G 10.6 10.9
AST / TO 1.18 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 49.9%
TOV% 15.8% 19.9%
ORB% 31.5% 30.9%
FT Rate 31.1% 21.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 16.6%
DRB% 73.5% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 23.7%

Game Analysis

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