I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · February 19, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money PSU +200 / OSU -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual OSU +10 174 Lost
Massey OSU -3.7 (-6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 150.0 (+24.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 23% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 22% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -2.8 (-7.2) 145.2 (+28.8) 36% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -1.2 (-8.8) 140.4 (+33.6) 50% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -2.0 (-8.0) 146.5 (+27.5) 42% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -2.1 (-7.9) 145.8 (+28.2) 46% ✓

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 5, 2026 OSU 94 – 62 PSU
Jan 27, 2026 OSU 84 – 78 PSU
Jan 30, 2025 OSU 83 – 64 PSU
Jan 20, 2024 OSU 79 – 67 PSU
Dec 9, 2023 PSU 83 – 80 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU OSU
Overall 11-14 21-10
Conference 7-12 12-8
Home 7-5 10-4
Away 3-8 7-4
Neutral 1-1 4-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.6 77.2
Avg Pts Against 73.0 71.1
Massey 11.2 (#38) 17.4 (#8)
Bradley-Terry 1.64 (#60) 3.30 (#4)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.92 (#33) 4.69 (#4)
RPI 0.543 (#97) 0.630 (#8)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU OSU
FG% 41.1% 45.6%
3PT% 33.8% 35.5%
REB / G 36.2 37.3
OREB / G 12.5 10.2
AST / TO 1.09 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.9% 52.8%
TOV% 16.7% 15.2%
ORB% 32.8% 30.4%
FT Rate 19.8% 30.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 15.9%
DRB% 72.7% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 22.6%

Game Analysis

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