Trouble's gonna come to you "Your Time is Gonna Come" - Led Zeppelin
Ohio State Buckeyes
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FINAL Conference
UCLA Bruins
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money OSU -205 / UCLA +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +12 160 Won
Massey OSU -5.2 (+6.8)
Massey Totals 151.8 (+8.2)
Bradley-Terry 61%
Weighted B-T 67%
Efficiency Plus ML OSU -5.5 (+6.5) 143.5 (+16.5) 76%
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -5.7 (+6.3) 143.4 (+16.6) 72%
Baseline ML OSU -5.5 (+6.5) 143.5 (+16.5) 74%
Baseline Plus ML OSU -5.0 (+7.0) 144.2 (+15.8) 73%

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 23, 2025 UCLA 6961 OSU
Dec 16, 2023 OSU 6760 UCLA
Dec 19, 2020 OSU 7770 UCLA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU UCLA
Overall 21-13 24-12
Conference 12-8 13-7
Home 14-3 17-1
Away 5-6 4-6
Neutral 2-4 3-5
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.3 77.1
Avg Pts Against 72.6 71.1
Massey 13.6 (#38) 11.8 (#48)
Bradley-Terry 1.87 (#55) 2.03 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.56 (#54) 2.49 (#58)
RPI 0.576 (#60) 0.561 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU UCLA
FG% 49.8% 47.9%
3PT% 34.1% 36.7%
REB / G 36.6 32.5
OREB / G 10.2 10.0
AST / TO 1.48 1.52
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 54.3%
TOV% 15.8% 15.3%
ORB% 33.3% 31.7%
FT Rate 30.8% 28.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 20.5%
DRB% 70.5% 67.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 27.7%

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