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Ohio State vs Pittsburgh Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 29 Nov 2024
Tip-off: 19:30
Final 90-91 (OT)
48-39 29-38 13-14
Position#172
Record5-1
FormWLWWW
Points / game85.2
Allowed / game59.3
vs
Position#173
Record6-1
FormWWWWL
Points / game84.3
Allowed / game63.1
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Ohio State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Pittsburgh 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
Illinois
#27
L
74-77
74
77
-3
A15/03
NCAA
Cornell
#21
W
88-83
88
83
+5
H19/03
NIT
Virginia Tech
#9
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H23/03
NIT
Georgia
#4
L
77-79
77
79
-2
H26/03
NIT
Texas
#168
W
80-72
80
72
+8
H05/11
NCAA
Youngstown State
#117
W
81-47
81
47
+34
H11/11
NCAA
Texas A&M
#70
L
64-78
64
78
-14
A16/11
NCAA
Evansville
#319
W
80-30
80
30
+50
H20/11
NCAA
Campbell
#222
W
104-60
104
60
+44
H22/11
NCAA
Wisc. Green Bay
#366
W
102-69
102
69
+33
H26/11
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
29-31
0-0
45-46
0-0
44-38
0-0
44-45
0-0
36-26
0-0
45-47
0-0
35-36
0-0
42-43
0-0
38-31
0-0
42-41
0-0
37-22
0-0
44-25
0-0
22-31
0-0
42-47
0-0
28-14
0-0
52-16
0-0
53-27
0-0
51-33
0-0
42-32
0-0
60-37
149.9Avg total
83.1Scored
66.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (6)85.259.3144.5+25.883%
Season at home (5)89.455.6145.0+33.8100%
Season away (1)64.078.0142.0-14.00%
Last 10 (10)83.166.8149.9+16.370%
Last 5 (5)86.256.8143.0+29.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)74.077.7151.7-3.733%
vs Similar ◀ (16)74.671.4145.9+3.256%
vs Weaker (10)77.365.7143.0+11.660%
This opponent (Pittsburgh) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PittsburghUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NC State
#94
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H10/03
NCAA
Wake Forest
#119
W
81-69
81
69
+12
H14/03
NCAA
North Carolina
#19
L
65-72
65
72
-7
A15/03
NCAA
Radford
#125
W
96-56
96
56
+40
H05/11
NCAA
Murray State
#214
W
83-68
83
68
+15
H09/11
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#316
W
83-64
83
64
+19
H12/11
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
W
86-62
86
62
+24
H16/11
NCAA
VMI
#250
W
93-48
93
48
+45
H19/11
NCAA
LSU
#255
W
74-63
74
63
+11
A22/11
NCAA
Wisconsin
#43
L
75-81
75
81
-6
A24/11
NCAA
1H
2H
39-29
42-44
38-26
43-43
35-33
30-39
45-27
51-29
41-39
42-29
38-23
45-41
44-22
42-40
39-20
54-28
27-28
47-35
34-27
41-54
147.3Avg total
81.7Scored
65.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (7)84.363.1147.4+21.186%
Season at home (5)88.259.6147.8+28.6100%
Season away (2)74.572.0146.5+2.550%
Last 10 (10)81.765.6147.3+16.180%
Last 5 (5)82.263.6145.8+18.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)69.377.3146.7-8.033%
vs Similar ◀ (10)72.767.7140.4+5.060%
vs Weaker (17)77.964.8142.8+13.182%
This opponent (Ohio State) is Similar. 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

-13-7+0+7+131st half1st half: +7.6+7.61st half: +10.6+10.62nd half2nd half: +8.7+8.72nd half: +5.5+5.5
-13-7+0+7+131st half1st half: +7.6+7.61st half: +10.6+10.62nd half2nd half: +8.7+8.72nd half: +5.5+5.5
Ohio StatePittsburgh
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.
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Ohio StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Illinois
#27
L
29-31
29
31
-2
A15/03
NCAA
Cornell
#21
W
44-38
44
38
+6
H19/03
NIT
Virginia Tech
#9
W
36-26
36
26
+10
H23/03
NIT
Georgia
#4
L
35-36
35
36
-1
H26/03
NIT
Texas
#168
W
38-31
38
31
+7
H05/11
NCAA
Youngstown State
#117
W
37-22
37
22
+15
H11/11
NCAA
Texas A&M
#70
L
22-31
22
31
-9
A16/11
NCAA
Evansville
#319
W
28-14
28
14
+14
H20/11
NCAA
Campbell
#222
W
53-27
53
27
+26
H22/11
NCAA
Wisc. Green Bay
#366
W
42-32
42
32
+10
H26/11
NCAA
65.2Avg total
36.4Scored
28.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.632.166.7+2.463%-
Last 30 at home (17)37.629.967.5+7.782%-
Last 30 away (13)30.635.165.7-4.538%-
Last 10 (10)36.428.865.2+7.670%-
Last 5 (5)36.425.261.6+11.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)32.734.066.7-1.333%-
vs Similar ◀ (16)34.232.967.1+1.356%-
vs Weaker (10)34.829.864.6+5.080%-
This opponent (Pittsburgh) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PittsburghLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NC State
#94
W
39-29
39
29
+10
H10/03
NCAA
Wake Forest
#119
W
38-26
38
26
+12
H14/03
NCAA
North Carolina
#19
W
35-33
35
33
+2
A15/03
NCAA
Radford
#125
W
45-27
45
27
+18
H05/11
NCAA
Murray State
#214
W
41-39
41
39
+2
H09/11
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#316
W
38-23
38
23
+15
H12/11
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
W
44-22
44
22
+22
H16/11
NCAA
VMI
#250
W
39-20
39
20
+19
H19/11
NCAA
LSU
#255
L
27-28
27
28
-1
A22/11
NCAA
Wisconsin
#43
W
34-27
34
27
+7
A24/11
NCAA
65.4Avg total
38.0Scored
27.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.130.365.5+4.873%-
Last 30 at home (17)35.228.964.1+6.271%-
Last 30 away (13)35.132.267.2+2.977%-
Last 10 (10)38.027.465.4+10.690%-
Last 5 (5)36.424.060.4+12.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)31.736.368.0-4.767%-
vs Similar ◀ (10)35.330.465.7+4.970%-
vs Weaker (17)35.629.264.9+6.476%-
This opponent (Ohio State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Ohio State wins
0
Pittsburgh wins
No previous meetings.
Ohio Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
26/11/24HWisc. Green Bay102-69
22/11/24HCampbell104-60
20/11/24HEvansville80-30
16/11/24ATexas A&M64-78
11/11/24HYoungstown State81-47
05/11/24HTexas80-72
26/03/24HGeorgia77-79
23/03/24HVirginia Tech81-73
19/03/24HCornell88-83
15/03/24AIllinois74-77
Pittsburghlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/11/24AWisconsin75-81
22/11/24ALSU74-63
19/11/24HVMI93-48
16/11/24HWest Virginia86-62
12/11/24HGardner Webb83-64
09/11/24HMurray State83-68
05/11/24HRadford96-56
15/03/24ANorth Carolina65-72
14/03/24HWake Forest81-69
10/03/24HNC State81-73

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Ohio State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW83%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games651
Win %83%100%0%
Points / game85.289.464.0
Allowed / game59.355.678.0
Point differential+25.8+33.8-14.0
Avg total144.5145.0142.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%80%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Pittsburgh
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL86%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games752
Win %86%100%50%
Points / game84.388.274.5
Allowed / game63.159.672.0
Point differential+21.1+28.6+2.5
Avg total147.4147.8146.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+86%100%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
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 Wisconsin770100%86.971.6+15.3
2 Oregon770100%81.166.9+14.3
3 Illinois76186%89.161.4+27.7
4 UCLA76186%79.652.4+27.1
5 Maryland76186%85.458.7+26.7
6 Penn State76186%91.968.0+23.9
7 Michigan76186%80.960.1+20.7
8 Iowa76186%87.470.9+16.6
9 Purdue76186%78.666.7+11.9
10 Ohio State65183%85.259.3+25.8
11 Nebraska65183%80.067.3+12.7
12 Washington54180%71.266.4+4.8
13 Michigan State86275%80.569.9+10.6
14 Northwestern75271%73.662.7+10.9
15 Rutgers75271%82.074.1+7.9
16 Indiana75271%78.470.9+7.6
17 USC75271%73.470.6+2.9
18 Minnesota85362%62.658.5+4.1
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 -).
Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Florida State87188%79.164.0+15.1
2 Pittsburgh76186%84.363.1+21.1
3 Clemson76186%78.463.6+14.9
4 Stanford76186%78.064.9+13.1
5 California76186%79.971.1+8.7
6 Louisville65183%82.063.7+18.3
7 NC State65183%79.064.3+14.7
8 Wake Forest97278%69.465.6+3.9
9 SMU Mustangs86275%86.871.8+15.0
10 Boston College86275%72.868.1+4.6
11 Duke64267%82.560.3+22.2
12 Syracuse64267%81.078.3+2.7
13 Virginia64267%61.361.7-0.3
14 North Carolina74357%89.780.1+9.6
15 Notre Dame74357%78.470.3+8.1
16 Miami (FL)63350%84.572.7+11.8
17 Georgia Tech63350%79.575.7+3.8
18 Virginia Tech73443%69.370.1-0.9
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
Ohio State48291390
Pittsburgh39381491
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