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Ohio State Buckeyes
70 – 77
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten Conference · Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money OSU -225 / IOWA +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual IOWA +7 147 Lost
Massey OSU -5.2 (-12.2) — —
Massey Totals — 162.3 (-15.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OSU -4.4 (-11.4) 157.6 (-10.6) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -3.8 (-10.8) 155.2 (-8.2) 62% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -4.1 (-11.1) 156.4 (-9.4) 66% ✗
Baseline ML OSU -3.9 (-10.9) 156.1 (-9.1) 68% ✗

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 12, 2026 OSU 72 – 69 IOWA
Feb 26, 2026 IOWA 74 – 57 OSU
Jan 28, 2025 OSU 82 – 65 IOWA
Mar 14, 2024 OSU 90 – 78 IOWA
Feb 3, 2024 IOWA 79 – 77 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU IOWA
Overall 17-15 17-16
Conference 9-11 7-13
Home 11-6 12-6
Away 4-7 2-8
Neutral 2-2 3-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 82.5
Avg Pts Against 73.5 79.7
Massey 14.9 (#31) 9.7 (#60)
Bradley-Terry 1.97 (#50) 1.45 (#64)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.86 (#40) 2.09 (#61)
RPI 0.556 (#73) 0.523 (#133)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU IOWA
FG% 46.7% 48.6%
3PT% 37.2% 37.7%
REB / G 33.7 32.4
OREB / G 9.4 8.8
AST / TO 1.21 1.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 56.3%
TOV% 15.5% 13.8%
ORB% 28.7% 25.3%
FT Rate 26.8% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 18.0%
DRB% 69.4% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 30.4% 19.2%

Game Analysis

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