OHIO STATE

BUCKEYESOSU

9-3  |  Road

80
FINAL
Fri, Jan 2 • 8:00 PM ET
Jersey Mike’s Arena
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RUTGERS

SCARLET KNIGHTSRUTG

7-6  |  Home

73
AI Model Win Probability
BUCKEYES
100%
📊
SCARLET KNIGHTS
0%
BUCKEYES --
SCARLET KNIGHTS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
146.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 100%
Under 0 0%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-6.0
RUTGERS
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +6.0 points (Rutgers)
BuckeyesOSU (-3.5) 0 Scarlet KnightsRUTG (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Buckeyes Cover

27.4%

Scarlet Knights Cover

72.6%

+30+20+100-10-20-30
Distribution centered around RUTG -6.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (RUTG)

OSU By 1-7 points

16.9%

OSU By 8-14 points

6.8%

RUTG By 1-7 points

26.8%

RUTG By 8-14 points

24.3%

AI Model Projected Score
70
OHIO STATE
76
RUTGERS
Simulated Score
68
OHIO STATE
72
RUTGERS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Scarlet Knights Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Scarlet Knights Loss
50% Win Prob
D
Point Spread (ATS)
Agreement
AI Scarlet Knights (+9.5) Win
Proj Spread: -6.0
D
Sim Scarlet Knights (+0) Loss
Proj Spread: -4.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u151.5 Loss
Proj Total: 146.0
D
Sim u151.5 Win
Proj Total: 140.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Jan 2, 2026 OSU @ RUTG 80 - 73
Dec 7, 2024 RUTG @ OSU 66 - 80
Mar 10, 2024 OSU @ RUTG 73 - 51
Jan 3, 2024 RUTG @ OSU 72 - 76
Jan 15, 2023 OSU @ RUTG 64 - 68
Key Model Drivers
Steals (L5) +70.3% more
Rutgers: 8.5 vs Ohio State: 5.0
Turnovers (L5) +26.7% more
Rutgers: 13.4 vs Ohio State: 10.6
Blocks (L5) +21.4% more
Rutgers: 4.1 vs Ohio State: 3.4
Assists (L5) +52.1% more
Ohio State: 17.5 vs Rutgers: 8.4
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
OSU Score 70.0 80
RUTG Score 76.0 73
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
3pt Field Goal % 27.7 / 27.9 27.0 / 44.0
Assists 8.4 / 17.5 14.0 / 15.0
Blocks 4.1 / 3.4 3.0 / 2.0
Field Goal % 36.4 / 50.9 42.0 / 52.0
Free Throw % 73.3 / 80.9 76.0 / 83.0
Rebounding 37.5 / 35.2 31.0 / 33.0
Steals 8.5 / 5.0 9.0 / 5.0
Turnovers 13.4 / 10.6 8.0 / 12.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
96%TICKETS4%
75%MONEY25%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
65%TICKETS35%
57%MONEY43%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
42%TICKETS58%
33%MONEY67%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
OSU Advantage
21-13-0 (61.8%)
Margin: 6.7 ATS +/-: +1.8
RUTG
14-20-0 (41.2%)
Margin: -4.8 ATS +/-: -0.3
🎯 ATS (Spread)
OSU Advantage
17-16-1 (51.5%)
Margin: 6.7 ATS +/-: +1.8
RUTG
17-17-0 (50.0%)
Margin: -4.8 ATS +/-: -0.3
⚖️ Over/Under
OSU
16-18-0
O: 47.1% / U: 52.9% Total +/-: -1.0
RUTG
20-14-0
O: 58.8% / U: 41.2% Total +/-: +2.6