And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Ohio State Buckeyes
116 114 2OT
FINAL Conference
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · March 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money OSU -280 / NEB +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +2 230 Won
Massey OSU -7.7 (-5.7)
Massey Totals 146.5 (+83.5)
Bradley-Terry 66%
Weighted B-T 70%
Efficiency Plus ML OSU -6.3 (-4.3) 145.4 (+84.6) 75%
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -6.3 (-4.3) 143.3 (+86.7) 73%
Baseline ML OSU -6.4 (-4.4) 144.5 (+85.5) 75%
Baseline Plus ML OSU -6.4 (-4.4) 147.4 (+82.6) 76%

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 5, 2026 NEB 7269 OSU
Feb 9, 2025 NEB 7971 OSU
Feb 29, 2024 OSU 7869 NEB
Jan 24, 2024 NEB 8369 OSU
Jan 19, 2023 NEB 6360 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU NEB
Overall 17-15 21-14
Conference 9-11 7-13
Home 11-6 10-6
Away 4-7 5-7
Neutral 2-2 6-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 W4
Avg Pts For 78.8 76.0
Avg Pts Against 73.5 72.6
Massey 15.3 (#29) 10.9 (#57)
Bradley-Terry 1.96 (#50) 1.86 (#55)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.86 (#40) 2.68 (#43)
RPI 0.560 (#71) 0.573 (#51)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU NEB
FG% 46.8% 45.3%
3PT% 37.5% 32.4%
REB / G 33.8 34.9
OREB / G 9.4 9.0
AST / TO 1.19 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 51.5%
TOV% 15.8% 16.6%
ORB% 28.8% 26.5%
FT Rate 26.3% 26.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 18.4%
DRB% 69.8% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 30.2% 18.0%

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