Taking a bite on a biscuit, the record jumps on a scratch. "If I Didn't Love You" - Squeeze
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · January 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money OSU -166 / NEB +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual NEB +3 141 Lost
Massey OSU -1.0 (-4.0) — —
Massey Totals — 156.4 (-15.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 6% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 2% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -1.4 (-4.4) 149.9 (-8.9) 50% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -3.0 (-6.0) 149.5 (-8.5) 60% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -0.1 (-3.1) 146.7 (-5.7) 47% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -0.4 (-3.4) 146.7 (-5.7) 52% ✗

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 5, 2025 OSU 116 – 114 NEB
Feb 9, 2025 NEB 79 – 71 OSU
Feb 29, 2024 OSU 78 – 69 NEB
Jan 24, 2024 NEB 83 – 69 OSU
Jan 19, 2023 NEB 63 – 60 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU NEB
Overall 21-13 28-7
Conference 12-8 15-5
Home 14-3 16-2
Away 5-6 7-3
Neutral 2-4 5-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.3 77.0
Avg Pts Against 72.6 66.1
Massey 13.2 (#39) 16.0 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 1.76 (#60) 5.22 (#5)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.48 (#64) 7.11 (#5)
RPI 0.577 (#62) 0.679 (#2)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU NEB
FG% 51.0% 47.0%
3PT% 34.2% 34.2%
REB / G 36.6 37.7
OREB / G 10.0 9.6
AST / TO 1.54 1.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.9% 55.6%
TOV% 15.8% 13.5%
ORB% 33.2% 27.7%
FT Rate 32.8% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 45.2%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 19.2%
DRB% 70.6% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 16.4%

Game Analysis

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