Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · December 6, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money NU -110 / OSU -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total NU win
Actual OSU +4 168 Lost
Massey NU -4.1 (-8.1)
Massey Totals 153.8 (+14.2)
Bradley-Terry 84%
Weighted B-T 89%
Efficiency Plus ML NU -4.6 (-8.6) 147.6 (+20.4) 67%
Baseline Tuned ML NU -2.9 (-6.9) 146.6 (+21.4) 63%
Baseline ML NU -2.6 (-6.6) 146.5 (+21.5) 59%
Baseline Plus ML NU -2.5 (-6.5) 148.5 (+19.5) 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

Feb 20, 2025 NU 7049 OSU
Jan 28, 2024 NU 8358 OSU
Feb 10, 2023 NU 6963 OSU
Jan 2, 2023 OSU 7357 NU
Jan 9, 2022 OSU 9587 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU OSU
Overall 15-19 21-13
Conference 5-15 12-8
Home 9-8 14-3
Away 3-8 5-6
Neutral 3-3 2-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.1 79.3
Avg Pts Against 72.0 72.6
Massey 10.2 (#56) 11.1 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 1.25 (#89) 0.71 (#128)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.85 (#87) 1.06 (#121)
RPI 0.578 (#68) 0.544 (#107)
Shooting & Four Factors NU OSU
FG% 50.4% 52.3%
3PT% 35.9% 37.5%
REB / G 33.6 38.9
OREB / G 9.2 9.3
AST / TO 1.95 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 61.1%
TOV% 13.6% 16.8%
ORB% 30.3% 33.0%
FT Rate 30.0% 36.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.5% 46.1%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 16.4%
DRB% 63.5% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.0% 16.9%

Game Analysis

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