Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
Big Ten Conference · Kohl Center · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -4.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money WIS -218 / OSU +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIS win
Actual WIS +10 174 Won
Massey WIS -1.9 (+8.1) — —
Massey Totals — 163.7 (+10.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIS -2.8 (+7.2) 155.9 (+18.1) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIS -3.9 (+6.1) 155.1 (+18.9) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -3.5 (+6.5) 154.2 (+19.8) 70% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -3.3 (+6.7) 155.6 (+18.4) 71% ✓

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 18, 2026 OSU 86 – 69 WIS
Jan 15, 2025 WIS 70 – 68 OSU
Feb 14, 2024 WIS 62 – 54 OSU
Jan 11, 2024 WIS 71 – 60 OSU
Mar 8, 2023 OSU 65 – 57 WIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIS OSU
Overall 24-11 21-13
Conference 14-6 12-8
Home 15-2 14-3
Away 6-5 5-6
Neutral 3-4 2-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 83.0 79.3
Avg Pts Against 76.1 72.6
Massey 12.8 (#43) 14.0 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 2.33 (#39) 2.19 (#43)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.93 (#42) 3.01 (#39)
RPI 0.584 (#50) 0.585 (#49)
Shooting & Four Factors WIS OSU
FG% 45.0% 49.6%
3PT% 34.6% 33.8%
REB / G 36.9 35.6
OREB / G 10.5 10.3
AST / TO 1.59 1.42
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 56.4%
TOV% 14.0% 15.8%
ORB% 29.7% 33.4%
FT Rate 28.0% 29.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 16.2%
DRB% 74.7% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 25.1%

Game Analysis

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