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Penn State vs Ohio State Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 19 Feb 2021
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 82-92
43-47 39-45
Position#226
Record7-10
FormWLWLL
Points / game72.5
Allowed / game72.7
Penn State
USA
vs
Ohio State 🏆
USA
Position#70
Record17-4
FormWWWWW
Points / game77.5
Allowed / game68.0
USANCAA
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Penn StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Purdue
#97
L
72-80
72
80
-8
A17/01
NCAA
Illinois
#21
L
65-79
65
79
-14
A20/01
NCAA
Rutgers
#136
W
75-67
75
67
+8
H22/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#265
W
81-78
81
78
+3
H24/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#70
L
79-83
79
83
-4
A28/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#131
W
81-71
81
71
+10
H30/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#131
L
56-72
56
72
-16
A03/02
NCAA
Maryland
#150
W
55-50
55
50
+5
H06/02
NCAA
Michigan State
#159
L
58-60
58
60
-2
A10/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#316
L
61-62
61
62
-1
H14/02
NCAA
1H
2H
32-33
40-47
28-42
37-37
34-24
41-43
38-33
43-45
39-43
40-40
31-34
50-37
31-33
25-39
23-23
32-27
24-32
34-28
35-35
26-27
138.5Avg total
68.3Scored
70.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)72.572.7145.2-0.241%
Season at home (9)76.073.1149.1+2.967%
Season away (8)68.572.2140.8-3.812%
Last 10 (10)68.370.2138.5-1.940%
Last 5 (5)62.263.0125.2-0.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (13)71.372.7144.0-1.438%
vs Similar (14)71.969.7141.6+2.257%
vs Weaker (3)74.068.3142.3+5.767%
This opponent (Ohio State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Ohio StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Rutgers
#136
W
79-68
79
68
+11
A09/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#265
W
81-71
81
71
+10
H14/01
NCAA
Illinois
#21
W
87-81
87
81
+6
A16/01
NCAA
Purdue
#97
L
65-67
65
67
-2
H19/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#131
W
74-62
74
62
+12
A23/01
NCAA
Penn State
#226
W
83-79
83
79
+4
H28/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#159
W
79-62
79
62
+17
H31/01
NCAA
Iowa
#47
W
89-85
89
85
+4
A05/02
NCAA
Maryland
#150
W
73-65
73
65
+8
A09/02
NCAA
Indiana
#220
W
78-59
78
59
+19
H13/02
NCAA
1H
2H
42-30
37-38
42-33
39-38
43-28
44-53
37-31
28-36
32-25
42-37
43-39
40-40
42-30
37-32
42-45
47-40
35-30
38-35
38-28
40-31
148.7Avg total
78.8Scored
69.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)77.568.0145.4+9.581%
Season at home (12)78.863.8142.6+14.992%
Season away (9)75.873.4149.2+2.367%
Last 10 (10)78.869.9148.7+8.990%
Last 5 (5)80.470.0150.4+10.4100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)88.083.0171.0+5.0100%
vs Similar (14)71.166.1137.2+4.964%
vs Weaker ◀ (14)78.667.1145.7+11.486%
This opponent (Penn State) is Weaker. 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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -1.7-1.71st half: +7.7+7.72nd half2nd half: -0.2-0.22nd half: +1.2+1.2
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -1.7-1.71st half: +7.7+7.72nd half2nd half: -0.2-0.22nd half: +1.2+1.2
Penn StateOhio State
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
Penn StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Purdue
#97
L
32-33
32
33
-1
A17/01
NCAA
Illinois
#21
L
28-42
28
42
-14
A20/01
NCAA
Rutgers
#136
W
34-24
34
24
+10
H22/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#265
W
38-33
38
33
+5
H24/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#70
L
39-43
39
43
-4
A28/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#131
L
31-34
31
34
-3
H30/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#131
L
31-33
31
33
-2
A03/02
NCAA
Maryland
#150
D
23-23
23
23
+0
H06/02
NCAA
Michigan State
#159
L
24-32
24
32
-8
A10/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#316
D
35-35
35
35
+0
H14/02
NCAA
64.7Avg total
31.5Scored
33.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.032.367.3+2.647%-
Last 30 at home (15)36.130.466.5+5.760%-
Last 30 away (15)33.934.368.1-0.433%-
Last 10 (10)31.533.264.7-1.720%-
Last 5 (5)28.831.460.2-2.60%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (13)35.434.870.2+0.638%-
vs Similar (14)33.930.264.1+3.750%-
vs Weaker (3)38.031.769.7+6.367%-
This opponent (Ohio State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Ohio StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Rutgers
#136
W
42-30
42
30
+12
A09/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#265
W
42-33
42
33
+9
H14/01
NCAA
Illinois
#21
W
43-28
43
28
+15
A16/01
NCAA
Purdue
#97
W
37-31
37
31
+6
H19/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#131
W
32-25
32
25
+7
A23/01
NCAA
Penn State
#226
W
43-39
43
39
+4
H28/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#159
W
42-30
42
30
+12
H31/01
NCAA
Iowa
#47
L
42-45
42
45
-3
A05/02
NCAA
Maryland
#150
W
35-30
35
30
+5
A09/02
NCAA
Indiana
#220
W
38-28
38
28
+10
H13/02
NCAA
71.5Avg total
39.6Scored
31.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.332.768.9+3.663%-
Last 30 at home (17)36.830.467.2+6.582%-
Last 30 away (13)35.535.771.2-0.238%-
Last 10 (10)39.631.971.5+7.790%-
Last 5 (5)40.034.474.4+5.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)42.536.579.0+6.050%-
vs Similar (14)34.032.966.9+1.164%-
vs Weaker ◀ (14)37.631.969.6+5.764%-
This opponent (Penn State) is Weaker. 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
1
Penn State wins
2
Ohio State wins
DateGameScore
28/01/21Ohio State v Penn State83-79
18/01/20Penn State v Ohio State90-76
07/12/19Ohio State v Penn State106-74
Penn Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/02/21HNebraska61-62
10/02/21AMichigan State58-60
06/02/21HMaryland55-50
03/02/21AWisconsin56-72
30/01/21HWisconsin81-71
28/01/21AOhio State79-83
24/01/21HNorthwestern81-78
22/01/21HRutgers75-67
20/01/21AIllinois65-79
17/01/21APurdue72-80
Ohio Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/02/21HIndiana78-59
09/02/21AMaryland73-65
05/02/21AIowa89-85
31/01/21HMichigan State79-62
28/01/21HPenn State83-79
23/01/21AWisconsin74-62
19/01/21HPurdue65-67
16/01/21AIllinois87-81
14/01/21HNorthwestern81-71
09/01/21ARutgers79-68

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Penn State
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLL41%
HomeWWWWL67%
AwayLLLLL12%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1798
Win %41%67%12%
Points / game72.576.068.5
Allowed / game72.773.172.2
Point differential-0.2+2.9-3.8
Avg total145.2149.1140.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+18%22%12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won38% (8)75% (4)0% (4)
Overtime %12%11%12%
Ohio State
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW81%
HomeWLWWW92%
AwayWWWWW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21129
Win %81%92%67%
Points / game77.578.875.8
Allowed / game68.063.873.4
Point differential+9.5+14.9+2.3
Avg total145.4142.6149.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+48%67%22%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)50% (2)67% (3)
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 Michigan1514193%78.964.9+13.9
2 USC2118386%76.063.6+12.4
3 Ohio State2117481%77.568.0+9.5
4 Illinois2015575%81.268.8+12.3
5 Oregon1612475%75.467.0+8.4
6 UCLA1914574%73.067.5+5.5
7 Iowa2216673%87.073.0+14.0
8 Wisconsin2315865%69.963.2+6.7
9 Purdue2214864%70.666.6+4.0
10 Rutgers1912763%71.867.9+3.9
11 Minnesota2213959%74.872.6+2.2
12 Indiana2112957%72.669.3+3.3
13 Maryland23131057%69.765.6+4.2
14 Michigan State1910953%70.471.7-1.3
15 Penn State1771041%72.572.7-0.2
16 Northwestern1961332%72.872.1+0.7
17 Nebraska1951426%69.572.6-3.1
18 Washington2041620%66.576.6-10.1
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
Penn State433982
Ohio State474592
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