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Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · February 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money OSU -125 / MD -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +3 143 Won
Massey OSU -0.4 (+2.6) — —
Massey Totals — 151.0 (-8.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 57% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -1.7 (+1.3) 151.2 (-8.2) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -1.3 (+1.7) 147.5 (-4.5) 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -2.3 (+0.7) 149.3 (-6.3) 60% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -1.9 (+1.1) 151.1 (-8.1) 64% ✓

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 6, 2026 OSU 82 – 62 MD
Dec 4, 2024 MD 83 – 59 OSU
Feb 10, 2024 OSU 79 – 75 MD
Mar 2, 2023 OSU 73 – 62 MD
Jan 8, 2023 MD 80 – 73 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU MD
Overall 17-15 27-9
Conference 9-11 14-6
Home 11-6 17-2
Away 4-7 5-5
Neutral 2-2 5-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 81.1
Avg Pts Against 73.5 67.2
Massey 16.8 (#24) 19.6 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 2.17 (#44) 2.65 (#31)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.36 (#29) 3.73 (#21)
RPI 0.584 (#45) 0.593 (#39)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU MD
FG% 47.6% 48.4%
3PT% 37.9% 37.2%
REB / G 35.3 37.1
OREB / G 9.5 11.0
AST / TO 1.21 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 55.1%
TOV% 15.7% 14.6%
ORB% 29.1% 32.4%
FT Rate 26.1% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 21.1%
DRB% 71.0% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 29.8% 18.7%

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