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Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · February 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -8.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money OSU -600 / NU +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual NU +21 119 Lost
Massey OSU -10.0 (-31.0) — —
Massey Totals — 145.3 (-26.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OSU -10.4 (-31.4) 147.5 (-28.5) 78% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -9.1 (-30.1) 145.1 (-26.1) 78% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -8.8 (-29.8) 146.7 (-27.7) 81% ✗
Baseline ML OSU -9.5 (-30.5) 147.2 (-28.2) 75% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 6, 2025 OSU 86 – 82 NU
Jan 28, 2024 NU 83 – 58 OSU
Feb 10, 2023 NU 69 – 63 OSU
Jan 2, 2023 OSU 73 – 57 NU
Jan 9, 2022 OSU 95 – 87 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU NU
Overall 17-15 17-16
Conference 9-11 7-13
Home 11-6 12-5
Away 4-7 2-9
Neutral 2-2 3-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 72.4
Avg Pts Against 73.5 69.2
Massey 16.7 (#22) 9.9 (#60)
Bradley-Terry 2.15 (#44) 1.12 (#84)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.22 (#29) 1.69 (#74)
RPI 0.576 (#52) 0.527 (#130)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU NU
FG% 47.6% 44.1%
3PT% 38.3% 33.8%
REB / G 34.7 34.2
OREB / G 9.4 11.4
AST / TO 1.22 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.6% 49.9%
TOV% 15.4% 14.6%
ORB% 28.7% 31.9%
FT Rate 26.0% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 19.9%
DRB% 70.6% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 29.7% 27.9%

Game Analysis

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