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Indiana Hoosiers
66 – 60
FINAL Conference
Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten Conference · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money IU -140 / OSU +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total IU win
Actual IU +6 126 Won
Massey OSU -0.3 (+6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 151.8 (-25.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 57% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IU -1.4 (+4.6) 149.4 (-23.4) 60% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IU -1.1 (+4.9) 149.0 (-23.0) 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IU -2.1 (+3.9) 147.8 (-21.8) 60% ✓
Baseline ML IU -1.7 (+4.3) 149.1 (-23.1) 60% ✓

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 7, 2026 OSU 91 – 78 IU
Jan 18, 2025 IU 77 – 76 OSU
Feb 7, 2024 IU 76 – 73 OSU
Jan 7, 2024 IU 71 – 65 OSU
Jan 29, 2023 IU 86 – 70 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IU OSU
Overall 19-13 17-15
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 14-4 11-6
Away 4-6 4-7
Neutral 1-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.7 78.8
Avg Pts Against 72.0 73.5
Massey 11.6 (#51) 15.1 (#30)
Bradley-Terry 1.98 (#52) 2.05 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.56 (#49) 2.94 (#39)
RPI 0.580 (#46) 0.561 (#68)
Shooting & Four Factors IU OSU
FG% 46.5% 47.0%
3PT% 32.6% 37.5%
REB / G 36.4 33.8
OREB / G 10.7 9.5
AST / TO 1.36 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 54.0%
TOV% 16.8% 15.5%
ORB% 31.3% 28.8%
FT Rate 23.4% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 16.8%
DRB% 71.5% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 30.0%

Game Analysis

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