I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML IU -1.4 (+4.6) 149.4 (-23.4) 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 9178 IU
Jan 18, 2025 IU 7776 OSU
Feb 7, 2024 IU 7673 OSU
Jan 7, 2024 IU 7165 OSU
Jan 29, 2023 IU 8670 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%

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