The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money OSU -115 / WIS -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +17 155 Won
Massey OSU -1.9 (+15.1) — —
Massey Totals — 164.6 (-9.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OSU -1.0 (+16.0) 157.6 (-2.6) 54% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -2.0 (+15.0) 160.5 (-5.5) 52% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -1.9 (+15.1) 157.7 (-2.7) 61% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -1.9 (+15.1) 157.5 (-2.5) 64% ✓

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 31, 2026 WIS 92 – 82 OSU
Jan 15, 2025 WIS 70 – 68 OSU
Feb 14, 2024 WIS 62 – 54 OSU
Jan 11, 2024 WIS 71 – 60 OSU
Mar 8, 2023 OSU 65 – 57 WIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU WIS
Overall 21-13 24-11
Conference 12-8 14-6
Home 14-3 15-2
Away 5-6 6-5
Neutral 2-4 3-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 79.3 83.0
Avg Pts Against 72.6 76.1
Massey 14.1 (#41) 15.1 (#34)
Bradley-Terry 2.19 (#44) 2.88 (#27)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.94 (#42) 3.62 (#28)
RPI 0.569 (#61) 0.601 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU WIS
FG% 48.8% 45.0%
3PT% 34.3% 35.4%
REB / G 34.6 36.8
OREB / G 10.1 10.6
AST / TO 1.40 1.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 54.0%
TOV% 15.4% 13.0%
ORB% 32.4% 29.9%
FT Rate 29.0% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 14.6%
DRB% 68.6% 73.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 23.6%

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