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Ohio State vs Nebraska Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 02 Mar 2022
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 70-78
39-43 31-35
Position#114
Record18-8
FormWLWWL
Points / game74.1
Allowed / game67.7
vs
Position#314
Record8-21
FormLLLLW
Points / game73.2
Allowed / game79.3
USANCAA
Other2021-22
Meetings · Ohio State v Nebraska
05 Jan 2026
OHIO69
NEBR72
04 Mar 2025
OHIO116
NEBR114
29 Feb 2024
OHIO78
NEBR69
01 Mar 2022
OHIO70
NEBR78
30 Dec 2020
OHIO90
NEBR54
14 Jan 2020
OHIO80
NEBR68
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Ohio State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Nebraska winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Ohio StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Minnesota
#245
W
75-64
75
64
+11
A28/01
NCAA
Purdue
#23
L
78-81
78
81
-3
A30/01
NCAA
Maryland
#217
W
82-67
82
67
+15
H06/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#157
L
64-66
64
66
-2
A10/02
NCAA
Michigan
#159
W
68-57
68
57
+11
A12/02
NCAA
Minnesota
#245
W
70-45
70
45
+25
H16/02
NCAA
Iowa
#48
L
62-75
62
75
-13
H19/02
NCAA
Indiana
#126
W
80-69 OT
80
69
+11
H22/02
NCAA
Illinois
#66
W
86-83
86
83
+3
A25/02
NCAA
Maryland
#217
L
60-75
60
75
-15
A27/02
NCAA
1H
2H
32-30
43-34
30-39
48-42
42-29
40-38
31-32
33-34
33-30
35-27
23-25
47-20
38-39
24-36
33-28
30-35
36-37
50-46
28-32
32-43
140.7Avg total
72.5Scored
68.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)74.167.7141.8+6.469%
Season at home (13)77.163.8140.8+13.392%
Season away (13)71.271.7142.8-0.546%
Last 10 (10)72.568.2140.7+4.360%
Last 5 (5)71.669.4141.0+2.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)73.476.0149.4-2.640%
vs Similar (16)74.571.7146.2+2.862%
vs Weaker ◀ (9)75.960.6136.4+15.389%
This opponent (Nebraska) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
NebraskaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wisconsin
#38
L
65-73
65
73
-8
H27/01
NCAA
Rutgers
#157
L
61-63
61
63
-2
H29/01
NCAA
Michigan
#159
L
79-85
79
85
-6
A02/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#208
L
63-87
63
87
-24
H05/02
NCAA
Minnesota
#245
W
78-65
78
65
+13
H10/02
NCAA
Iowa
#48
L
75-98
75
98
-23
A13/02
NCAA
Maryland
#217
L
74-90
74
90
-16
H19/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#208
L
65-77
65
77
-12
A23/02
NCAA
Iowa
#48
L
78-88
78
88
-10
H26/02
NCAA
Penn State
#234
W
93-70
93
70
+23
A28/02
NCAA
1H
2H
31-39
34-34
31-28
30-35
44-37
35-48
27-49
36-38
32-21
46-44
25-53
50-45
40-42
34-48
31-37
34-40
35-36
43-52
49-31
44-39
152.7Avg total
73.1Scored
79.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (29)73.279.3152.5-6.028%
Season at home (19)73.375.5148.7-2.237%
Season away (10)73.286.5159.7-13.310%
Last 10 (10)73.179.6152.7-6.520%
Last 5 (5)77.084.6161.6-7.620%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (26)71.879.6151.5-7.823%
vs Similar (4)80.575.2155.8+5.250%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Ohio State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +0.5+0.51st half: -2.8-2.82nd half2nd half: +2.7+2.72nd half: -3.7-3.7
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +0.5+0.51st half: -2.8-2.82nd half2nd half: +2.7+2.72nd half: -3.7-3.7
Ohio StateNebraska
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Ohio StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Minnesota
#245
W
32-30
32
30
+2
A28/01
NCAA
Purdue
#23
L
30-39
30
39
-9
A30/01
NCAA
Maryland
#217
W
42-29
42
29
+13
H06/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#157
L
31-32
31
32
-1
A10/02
NCAA
Michigan
#159
W
33-30
33
30
+3
A12/02
NCAA
Minnesota
#245
L
23-25
23
25
-2
H16/02
NCAA
Iowa
#48
L
38-39
38
39
-1
H19/02
NCAA
Indiana
#126
W
33-28
33
28
+5
H22/02
NCAA
Illinois
#66
L
36-37
36
37
-1
A25/02
NCAA
Maryland
#217
L
28-32
28
32
-4
A27/02
NCAA
64.7Avg total
32.6Scored
32.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.332.166.3+2.257%-
Last 30 at home (14)35.730.966.6+4.871%-
Last 30 away (16)33.033.166.1-0.144%-
Last 10 (10)32.632.164.7+0.540%-
Last 5 (5)31.632.263.8-0.620%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)31.837.669.4-5.80%-
vs Similar (16)35.233.268.5+2.062%-
vs Weaker ◀ (9)33.926.960.8+7.078%-
This opponent (Nebraska) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
NebraskaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wisconsin
#38
L
31-39
31
39
-8
H27/01
NCAA
Rutgers
#157
W
31-28
31
28
+3
H29/01
NCAA
Michigan
#159
W
44-37
44
37
+7
A02/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#208
L
27-49
27
49
-22
H05/02
NCAA
Minnesota
#245
W
32-21
32
21
+11
H10/02
NCAA
Iowa
#48
L
25-53
25
53
-28
A13/02
NCAA
Maryland
#217
L
40-42
40
42
-2
H19/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#208
L
31-37
31
37
-6
A23/02
NCAA
Iowa
#48
L
35-36
35
36
-1
H26/02
NCAA
Penn State
#234
W
49-31
49
31
+18
A28/02
NCAA
71.8Avg total
34.5Scored
37.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.536.671.0-2.137%-
Last 30 at home (19)34.835.670.4-0.837%-
Last 30 away (11)33.938.272.1-4.336%-
Last 10 (10)34.537.371.8-2.840%-
Last 5 (5)36.039.875.8-3.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (26)34.037.871.9-3.827%-
vs Similar (4)37.228.265.5+9.0100%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Ohio State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
4
Ohio State wins
0
Nebraska wins
DateGameScore
03/01/22Nebraska v Ohio State79-87 OT
30/12/20Ohio State v Nebraska90-54
28/02/20Nebraska v Ohio State54-75
14/01/20Ohio State v Nebraska80-68
Ohio Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/02/22AMaryland60-75
25/02/22AIllinois86-83
22/02/22HIndiana80-69 OT
19/02/22HIowa62-75
16/02/22HMinnesota70-45
12/02/22AMichigan68-57
10/02/22ARutgers64-66
06/02/22HMaryland82-67
30/01/22APurdue78-81
28/01/22AMinnesota75-64
Nebraskalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/02/22APenn State93-70
26/02/22HIowa78-88
23/02/22ANorthwestern65-77
19/02/22HMaryland74-90
13/02/22AIowa75-98
10/02/22HMinnesota78-65
05/02/22HNorthwestern63-87
02/02/22AMichigan79-85
29/01/22HRutgers61-63
27/01/22HWisconsin65-73

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Ohio State
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWL69%
HomeWWWLW92%
AwayLLWWL46%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261313
Win %69%92%46%
Points / game74.177.171.2
Allowed / game67.763.871.7
Point differential+6.4+13.3-0.5
Avg total141.8140.8142.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+42%62%23%
Close games (≤5 pts) won62% (8)100% (3)40% (5)
Overtime %8%8%8%
Nebraska
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLW28%
HomeLLWLL37%
AwayLLLLW10%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games291910
Win %28%37%10%
Points / game73.273.373.2
Allowed / game79.375.586.5
Point differential-6.0-2.2-13.3
Avg total152.5148.7159.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+21%26%10%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (3)0% (2)0% (1)
Overtime %7%5%10%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 USC2925486%73.564.8+8.7
2 Purdue2924583%81.668.8+12.8
3 Wisconsin2823582%70.966.2+4.8
4 UCLA2822679%76.864.2+12.5
5 Iowa2921872%83.770.9+12.8
6 Illinois2820871%76.968.0+8.8
7 Ohio State2618869%74.167.7+6.4
8 Michigan State2819968%72.167.2+4.9
9 Indiana28181064%71.965.3+6.6
10 Oregon29181162%72.267.9+4.3
11 Rutgers28161257%68.165.5+2.5
12 Michigan27151256%72.769.3+3.4
13 Washington28141450%70.073.0-2.9
14 Maryland29141548%70.670.2+0.3
15 Minnesota27131448%67.668.8-1.2
16 Northwestern28131546%72.968.8+4.1
17 Penn State26121446%65.365.7-0.4
18 Nebraska2982128%73.279.3-6.0
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Ohio State393170
Nebraska433578
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