Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Purdue Boilermakers
78 – 87 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten Conference · Lucas Oil Stadium (Neutral) · March 12, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money PUR +130 / OSU -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual OSU +9 165 Lost
Massey OSU -1.9 (-7.1) — —
Massey Totals — 141.5 (+23.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -0.6 (-8.4) 139.4 (+25.6) 48% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -0.1 (-8.9) 132.8 (+32.2) 47% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -0.9 (-8.1) 137.8 (+27.2) 45% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -0.7 (-8.3) 138.4 (+26.6) 48% ✓

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 PUR OSU
Overall 18-10 21-10
Conference 13-6 12-8
Home 11-1 10-4
Away 5-6 7-4
Neutral 2-3 4-2
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 71.0 77.2
Avg Pts Against 66.7 71.1
Massey 14.2 (#20) 16.1 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 2.65 (#16) 2.82 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.55 (#12) 3.92 (#8)
RPI 0.596 (#24) 0.596 (#22)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR OSU
FG% 45.2% 46.2%
3PT% 33.5% 36.1%
REB / G 37.7 36.0
OREB / G 10.8 9.6
AST / TO 1.12 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 53.2%
TOV% 19.0% 15.6%
ORB% 32.2% 29.0%
FT Rate 22.9% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 15.6%
DRB% 76.4% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 22.8%

Game Analysis

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