I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Ohio State Buckeyes
70 – 71
FINAL Neutral CBS Sports Classic
North Carolina Tar Heels
State Farm Arena (Neutral) · December 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNC -2.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money OSU +130 / UNC -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual UNC +1 141 Lost
Massey UNC -3.7 (+2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 153.9 (-12.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 12% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNC -2.8 (+1.8) 146.3 (-5.3) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNC -3.1 (+2.1) 148.7 (-7.7) 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNC -3.5 (+2.5) 144.4 (-3.4) 36% ✓
Baseline ML UNC -2.0 (+1.0) 146.0 (-5.0) 39% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 17, 2022 UNC 89 – 84 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU UNC
Overall 21-13 24-9
Conference 12-8 12-6
Home 14-3 18-0
Away 5-6 4-6
Neutral 2-4 2-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 79.3 79.7
Avg Pts Against 72.6 71.6
Massey 12.4 (#38) 16.0 (#26)
Bradley-Terry 1.63 (#65) 3.60 (#12)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.29 (#67) 5.20 (#13)
RPI 0.588 (#53) 0.653 (#12)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU UNC
FG% 51.2% 47.2%
3PT% 34.8% 32.7%
REB / G 37.3 42.1
OREB / G 9.5 11.8
AST / TO 1.53 1.62
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.5% 54.2%
TOV% 15.6% 14.8%
ORB% 31.1% 34.9%
FT Rate 32.4% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 42.3%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 13.5%
DRB% 73.0% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 16.1%

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