Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML OSU -1.0 (+16.0) 157.6 (-2.6) 54%

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 9282 OSU
Jan 15, 2025 WIS 7068 OSU
Feb 14, 2024 WIS 6254 OSU
Jan 11, 2024 WIS 7160 OSU
Mar 8, 2023 OSU 6557 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%

Game Analysis

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