They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · January 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money OSU -395 / MINN +310
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +8 156 Won
Massey OSU -10.4 (-2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 146.2 (+9.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -10.7 (-2.7) 142.0 (+14.0) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -9.6 (-1.6) 140.3 (+15.7) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -9.4 (-1.4) 141.1 (+14.9) 81% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -9.5 (-1.5) 140.8 (+15.2) 79% ✓

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 7, 2025 OSU 89 – 88 MINN
Feb 23, 2024 MINN 88 – 79 OSU
Dec 3, 2023 OSU 84 – 74 MINN
Jan 12, 2023 MINN 70 – 67 OSU
Feb 16, 2022 OSU 70 – 45 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU MINN
Overall 21-13 15-18
Conference 12-8 8-12
Home 14-3 13-4
Away 5-6 2-9
Neutral 2-4 0-5
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 79.3 69.4
Avg Pts Against 72.6 68.5
Massey 14.0 (#35) 6.9 (#91)
Bradley-Terry 2.00 (#50) 1.13 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.78 (#47) 1.61 (#87)
RPI 0.579 (#55) 0.517 (#136)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU MINN
FG% 49.9% 45.8%
3PT% 34.3% 33.1%
REB / G 36.6 34.3
OREB / G 10.4 10.2
AST / TO 1.48 1.69
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.8% 53.0%
TOV% 15.8% 16.7%
ORB% 34.0% 31.1%
FT Rate 31.3% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 17.6%
DRB% 70.1% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 22.7%

Game Analysis

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