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UCLA Bruins
69 61
FINAL Conference
Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten Conference · Pauley Pavilion · February 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -6.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money UCLA -340 / OSU +270
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCLA win
Actual UCLA +8 130 Won
Massey UCLA -3.8 (+4.2)
Massey Totals 140.2 (-10.2)
Bradley-Terry 76%
Weighted B-T 72%
Efficiency Plus ML UCLA -4.5 (+3.5) 137.2 (-7.2) 75%
Baseline Tuned ML UCLA -4.2 (+3.8) 138.2 (-8.2) 71%
Baseline ML UCLA -4.7 (+3.3) 140.5 (-10.5) 74%
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -4.7 (+3.3) 139.1 (-9.1) 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

Jan 17, 2026 OSU 8674 UCLA
Dec 16, 2023 OSU 6760 UCLA
Dec 19, 2020 OSU 7770 UCLA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCLA OSU
Overall 23-11 17-15
Conference 13-7 9-11
Home 15-2 11-6
Away 5-5 4-7
Neutral 3-4 2-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.2 78.8
Avg Pts Against 65.2 73.5
Massey 16.2 (#24) 15.6 (#30)
Bradley-Terry 2.55 (#30) 1.94 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.17 (#31) 2.88 (#37)
RPI 0.588 (#39) 0.562 (#66)
Shooting & Four Factors UCLA OSU
FG% 46.9% 47.1%
3PT% 35.3% 37.6%
REB / G 32.1 34.4
OREB / G 10.4 9.4
AST / TO 1.51 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 54.0%
TOV% 15.6% 15.8%
ORB% 31.7% 28.7%
FT Rate 23.5% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 23.8% 16.8%
DRB% 70.4% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 29.8%

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