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Ohio State vs West Virginia Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 29 Dec 2019
Tip-off: 17:00
Final 59-67
37-31 22-36
Position#94
Record7-1
FormWWLWW
Points / game81.0
Allowed / game59.4
Ohio State
USA
vs
West Virginia 🏆
USA
Position#88
Record7-1
FormWLWWW
Points / game75.0
Allowed / game60.9
USANCAA
Other2019-20
Meetings · Ohio State v West Virginia
13 Dec 2025
OHIO89
WEST88
29 Dec 2019
OHIO59
WEST67
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Ohio State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
West Virginia 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
Akron
#22
W
72-63 OT
72
63
+9
H15/03
NIT
Florida
#6
L
66-74
66
74
-8
H20/03
NIT
IPFW
#235
W
85-46
85
46
+39
H23/11
NCAA
Kent State
#142
W
71-52
71
52
+19
H25/11
NCAA
Morgan State
#228
W
90-57
90
57
+33
H30/11
NCAA
North Carolina
#288
W
74-49
74
49
+25
A05/12
NCAA
Penn State
#113
W
106-74
106
74
+32
H07/12
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
L
71-84
71
84
-13
A15/12
NCAA
Southeast Missouri State
#337
W
80-48
80
48
+32
H18/12
NCAA
Kentucky
#13
W
71-65
71
65
+6
A21/12
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
25-29
0-0
37-33
0-0
30-31
0-0
36-43
0-0
42-25
0-0
43-21
0-0
35-23
0-0
36-29
0-0
45-18
0-0
45-39
0-0
29-27
0-0
45-22
0-0
46-35
0-0
60-39
0-0
29-38
0-0
42-46
0-0
35-26
0-0
45-22
0-0
37-36
0-0
34-29
139.8Avg total
78.6Scored
61.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)81.059.4140.4+21.688%
Season at home (5)86.455.4141.8+31.0100%
Season away (3)72.066.0138.0+6.067%
Last 10 (10)78.661.2139.8+17.480%
Last 5 (5)80.464.0144.4+16.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)66.074.0140.0-8.00%
vs Similar ◀ (3)71.067.0138.0+4.067%
vs Weaker (5)87.054.8141.8+32.2100%
This opponent (West Virginia) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
West VirginiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Grand Canyon
#15
W
77-63
77
63
+14
H20/03
CBI
Coastal Carolina
#2
L
91-109
91
109
-18
H25/03
CBI
Boston University
#101
W
69-44
69
44
+25
H23/11
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#29
W
60-55
60
55
+5
H27/11
NCAA
Wichita State
#51
W
75-63
75
63
+12
H28/11
NCAA
Rhode Island
#56
W
86-81
86
81
+5
H01/12
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#212
L
68-70
68
70
-2
A07/12
NCAA
Austin Peay
#60
W
84-53
84
53
+31
H13/12
NCAA
Nicholls State
#38
W
83-57
83
57
+26
H14/12
NCAA
Youngstown State
#154
W
75-64
75
64
+11
A21/12
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
36-32
0-0
41-31
0-0
36-50
0-0
55-59
0-0
36-23
0-0
33-21
0-0
20-23
0-0
40-32
0-0
31-28
0-0
44-35
0-0
44-33
0-0
42-48
0-0
36-36
0-0
32-34
0-0
38-21
0-0
46-32
0-0
39-31
0-0
44-26
0-0
35-38
0-0
40-26
142.7Avg total
76.8Scored
65.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)75.060.9135.9+14.188%
Season at home (6)76.258.8135.0+17.3100%
Season away (2)71.567.0138.5+4.550%
Last 10 (10)76.865.9142.7+10.980%
Last 5 (5)79.265.0144.2+14.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)91.0109.0200.0-18.00%
vs Similar ◀ (6)76.258.8135.0+17.3100%
vs Weaker (2)71.567.0138.5+4.550%
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

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +6.5+6.51st half: +3.6+3.62nd half2nd half: +10.0+10.02nd half: +7.3+7.3
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +6.5+6.51st half: +3.6+3.62nd half2nd half: +10.0+10.02nd half: +7.3+7.3
Ohio StateWest Virginia
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
Akron
#22
L
25-29
25
29
-4
H15/03
NIT
Florida
#6
L
30-31
30
31
-1
H20/03
NIT
IPFW
#235
W
42-25
42
25
+17
H23/11
NCAA
Kent State
#142
W
35-23
35
23
+12
H25/11
NCAA
Morgan State
#228
W
45-18
45
18
+27
H30/11
NCAA
North Carolina
#288
W
29-27
29
27
+2
A05/12
NCAA
Penn State
#113
W
46-35
46
35
+11
H07/12
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
L
29-38
29
38
-9
A15/12
NCAA
Southeast Missouri State
#337
W
35-26
35
26
+9
H18/12
NCAA
Kentucky
#13
W
37-36
37
36
+1
A21/12
NCAA
64.1Avg total
35.3Scored
28.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (10)35.328.864.1+6.570%-
Last 30 at home (7)36.926.763.6+10.171%-
Last 30 away (3)31.733.765.3-2.067%-
Last 10 (10)35.328.864.1+6.570%-
Last 5 (5)35.232.467.6+2.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)30.031.061.0-1.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (3)33.732.366.0+1.367%-
vs Weaker (5)39.426.265.6+13.2100%-
This opponent (West Virginia) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
West VirginiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Grand Canyon
#15
W
36-32
36
32
+4
H20/03
CBI
Coastal Carolina
#2
L
36-50
36
50
-14
H25/03
CBI
Boston University
#101
W
36-23
36
23
+13
H23/11
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#29
L
20-23
20
23
-3
H27/11
NCAA
Wichita State
#51
W
31-28
31
28
+3
H28/11
NCAA
Rhode Island
#56
W
44-33
44
33
+11
H01/12
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#212
D
36-36
36
36
+0
A07/12
NCAA
Austin Peay
#60
W
38-21
38
21
+17
H13/12
NCAA
Nicholls State
#38
W
39-31
39
31
+8
H14/12
NCAA
Youngstown State
#154
L
35-38
35
38
-3
A21/12
NCAA
66.6Avg total
35.1Scored
31.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (11)34.931.466.3+3.564%-
Last 30 at home (8)35.030.165.1+4.975%-
Last 30 away (3)34.734.769.3+0.033%-
Last 10 (10)35.131.566.6+3.660%-
Last 5 (5)38.431.870.2+6.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)36.050.086.0-14.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (6)34.726.561.2+8.283%-
vs Weaker (2)35.537.072.5-1.50%-
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
West Virginia wins
No previous meetings.
Ohio Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/12/19AKentucky71-65
18/12/19HSoutheast Missouri State80-48
15/12/19AMinnesota71-84
07/12/19HPenn State106-74
05/12/19ANorth Carolina74-49
30/11/19HMorgan State90-57
25/11/19HKent State71-52
23/11/19HIPFW85-46
20/03/16HFlorida66-74
15/03/16HAkron72-63 OT
West Virginialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/12/19AYoungstown State75-64
14/12/19HNicholls State83-57
13/12/19HAustin Peay84-53
07/12/19ASt. John's (N.Y.)68-70
01/12/19HRhode Island86-81
28/11/19HWichita State75-63
27/11/19HNorthern Iowa60-55
23/11/19HBoston University69-44
25/03/19HCoastal Carolina91-109
20/03/19HGrand Canyon77-63

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Ohio State
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW88%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWLW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games853
Win %88%100%67%
Points / game81.086.472.0
Allowed / game59.455.466.0
Point differential+21.6+31.0+6.0
Avg total140.4141.8138.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%100%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
West Virginia
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW88%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games862
Win %88%100%50%
Points / game75.076.271.5
Allowed / game60.958.867.0
Point differential+14.1+17.3+4.5
Avg total135.9135.0138.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+62%67%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)100% (2)0% (1)
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 Ohio State87188%81.059.4+21.6
2 Indiana76186%73.068.1+4.9
3 Washington97278%79.066.9+12.1
4 Iowa97278%78.368.7+9.7
5 Minnesota86275%77.264.6+12.6
6 Michigan State86275%79.567.4+12.1
7 Oregon86275%77.568.2+9.2
8 Maryland86275%71.863.1+8.6
9 Penn State86275%75.169.0+6.1
10 Rutgers75271%70.760.0+10.7
11 USC75271%72.671.7+0.9
12 Michigan96367%79.267.4+11.8
13 Purdue96367%67.856.1+11.7
14 Illinois74357%81.465.1+16.3
15 Northwestern84450%69.464.8+4.6
16 Wisconsin84450%68.063.5+4.5
17 Nebraska104640%73.477.0-3.6
18 UCLA93633%72.271.2+1.0
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 -).
Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Baylor660100%74.860.3+14.5
2 West Virginia87188%75.060.9+14.1
3 Kansas76186%82.063.1+18.9
4 Brigham Young108280%81.366.6+14.7
5 Houston108280%75.163.4+11.7
6 UCF Knights97278%72.163.8+8.3
7 Colorado97278%68.161.8+6.3
8 Arizona State107370%72.169.4+2.7
9 Arizona96367%81.970.7+11.2
10 Utah Utes96367%72.971.1+1.8
11 TCU85362%68.861.6+7.1
12 Texas Tech85362%71.865.4+6.4
13 Iowa State74357%81.175.1+6.0
14 Oklahoma State74357%70.967.7+3.1
15 Cincinnati95456%73.972.7+1.2
16 Kansas State72529%67.163.0+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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Ohio State372259
West Virginia313667
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