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Ohio State Buckeyes
78 – 75 OT
FINAL Neutral Legends of Basketball Showcase
West Virginia Mountaineers
Rocket Arena (Neutral) · December 31, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money OSU -455 / WVU +345
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +3 153 Won
Massey OSU -13.9 (-10.9) — —
Massey Totals — 137.7 (+15.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -10.4 (-7.4) 138.6 (+14.4) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -12.2 (-9.2) 140.2 (+12.8) 84% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -11.7 (-8.7) 142.1 (+10.9) 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -11.5 (-8.5) 139.3 (+13.7) 80% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 14, 2025 OSU 89 – 88 WVU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU WVU
Overall 22-14 9-23
Conference 9-11 4-14
Home 15-5 9-9
Away 2-8 0-9
Neutral 5-1 0-5
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L6
Avg Pts For 75.5 69.8
Avg Pts Against 70.2 76.8
Massey 13.6 (#23) -0.3 (#172)
Bradley-Terry 1.58 (#60) -0.47 (#230)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.46 (#48) -0.30 (#204)
RPI 0.570 (#69) 0.482 (#198)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU WVU
FG% 46.7% 41.0%
3PT% 37.9% 31.0%
REB / G 39.2 37.0
OREB / G 12.5 10.2
AST / TO 1.38 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 46.5%
TOV% 16.6% 16.5%
ORB% 36.9% 28.2%
FT Rate 28.5% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 14.1%
DRB% 71.7% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 14.4%

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