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Rutgers vs Ohio State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 09 Jan 2021
Tip-off: 17:00
Final 68-79
30-42 38-37
Position#136
Record7-3
FormWLWLL
Points / game76.5
Allowed / game71.2
Rutgers
USA
vs
Ohio State 🏆
USA
Position#70
Record8-3
FormWWLWL
Points / game76.3
Allowed / game66.2
USANCAA
Other2020-21
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Rutgers 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

RutgersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sacred Heart
#191
W
86-63
86
63
+23
H26/11
NCAA
Fairleigh Dickinson
#267
W
96-75
96
75
+21
H28/11
NCAA
Hofstra
#139
W
70-56
70
56
+14
H29/11
NCAA
Syracuse
#96
W
79-69
79
69
+10
H09/12
NCAA
Maryland
#150
W
74-60
74
60
+14
A14/12
NCAA
Illinois
#21
W
91-88
91
88
+3
H20/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#70
L
68-80
68
80
-12
A23/12
NCAA
Purdue
#97
W
81-76
81
76
+5
H30/12
NCAA
Iowa
#47
L
75-77
75
77
-2
H02/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#159
L
45-68
45
68
-23
A06/01
NCAA
1H
2H
40-25
46-38
47-33
49-42
32-21
38-35
34-30
45-39
27-28
47-32
37-41
54-47
38-28
30-52
40-34
41-42
35-35
40-42
22-28
23-40
147.7Avg total
76.5Scored
71.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)76.571.2147.7+5.370%
Season at home (7)82.672.0154.6+10.686%
Season away (3)62.369.3131.7-7.033%
Last 10 (10)76.571.2147.7+5.370%
Last 5 (5)72.077.8149.8-5.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)78.081.7159.7-3.733%
vs Similar (19)67.165.3132.4+1.753%
vs Weaker (8)78.661.0139.6+17.6100%
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
UMass Lowell
#200
W
74-64
74
64
+10
H29/11
NCAA
Morehead State
#33
W
77-44
77
44
+33
H02/12
NCAA
Notre Dame
#236
W
90-85
90
85
+5
A09/12
NCAA
Cleveland State
#53
W
67-61
67
61
+6
H13/12
NCAA
Purdue
#97
L
60-67
60
67
-7
A17/12
NCAA
UCLA
#63
W
77-70
77
70
+7
H19/12
NCAA
Rutgers
#136
W
80-68
80
68
+12
H23/12
NCAA
Northwestern
#265
L
70-71
70
71
-1
A26/12
NCAA
Nebraska
#316
W
90-54
90
54
+36
H30/12
NCAA
Minnesota
#193
L
60-77
60
77
-17
A03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
33-33
41-31
37-27
40-17
34-42
56-43
31-24
36-37
33-38
27-29
39-38
38-32
28-38
52-30
34-34
36-37
38-21
52-33
37-43
23-34
140.6Avg total
74.5Scored
66.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)76.366.2142.5+10.173%
Season at home (7)79.961.1141.0+18.7100%
Season away (4)70.075.0145.0-5.025%
Last 10 (10)74.566.1140.6+8.470%
Last 5 (5)75.468.0143.4+7.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (16)67.165.4132.6+1.750%
vs Weaker ◀ (14)74.967.4142.3+7.671%
This opponent (Rutgers) 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: +4.9+4.91st half: +0.6+0.62nd half2nd half: +0.4+0.42nd half: +7.8+7.8
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +4.9+4.91st half: +0.6+0.62nd half2nd half: +0.4+0.42nd half: +7.8+7.8
RutgersOhio 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
RutgersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sacred Heart
#191
W
40-25
40
25
+15
H26/11
NCAA
Fairleigh Dickinson
#267
W
47-33
47
33
+14
H28/11
NCAA
Hofstra
#139
W
32-21
32
21
+11
H29/11
NCAA
Syracuse
#96
W
34-30
34
30
+4
H09/12
NCAA
Maryland
#150
L
27-28
27
28
-1
A14/12
NCAA
Illinois
#21
L
37-41
37
41
-4
H20/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#70
W
38-28
38
28
+10
A23/12
NCAA
Purdue
#97
W
40-34
40
34
+6
H30/12
NCAA
Iowa
#47
D
35-35
35
35
+0
H02/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#159
L
22-28
22
28
-6
A06/01
NCAA
65.5Avg total
35.2Scored
30.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.530.363.7+3.267%-
Last 30 at home (18)35.429.164.5+6.378%-
Last 30 away (12)30.632.062.6-1.450%-
Last 10 (10)35.230.365.5+4.960%-
Last 5 (5)34.433.267.6+1.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)36.734.771.3+2.033%-
vs Similar (19)31.330.962.2+0.463%-
vs Weaker (8)37.427.164.5+10.288%-
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
UMass Lowell
#200
D
33-33
33
33
+0
H29/11
NCAA
Morehead State
#33
W
37-27
37
27
+10
H02/12
NCAA
Notre Dame
#236
L
34-42
34
42
-8
A09/12
NCAA
Cleveland State
#53
W
31-24
31
24
+7
H13/12
NCAA
Purdue
#97
L
33-38
33
38
-5
A17/12
NCAA
UCLA
#63
W
39-38
39
38
+1
H19/12
NCAA
Rutgers
#136
L
28-38
28
38
-10
H23/12
NCAA
Northwestern
#265
D
34-34
34
34
+0
A26/12
NCAA
Nebraska
#316
W
38-21
38
21
+17
H30/12
NCAA
Minnesota
#193
L
37-43
37
43
-6
A03/01
NCAA
68.2Avg total
34.4Scored
33.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.632.065.6+1.757%-
Last 30 at home (17)34.828.863.6+6.076%-
Last 30 away (13)32.136.168.2-4.031%-
Last 10 (10)34.433.868.2+0.640%-
Last 5 (5)35.234.870.0+0.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (16)32.632.364.9+0.256%-
vs Weaker ◀ (14)34.931.666.4+3.357%-
This opponent (Rutgers) 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

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Rutgers wins
2
Ohio State wins
DateGameScore
23/12/20Ohio State v Rutgers80-68
13/02/20Ohio State v Rutgers72-66
Rutgerslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/01/21AMichigan State45-68
02/01/21HIowa75-77
30/12/20HPurdue81-76
23/12/20AOhio State68-80
20/12/20HIllinois91-88
14/12/20AMaryland74-60
09/12/20HSyracuse79-69
29/11/20HHofstra70-56
28/11/20HFairleigh Dickinson96-75
26/11/20HSacred Heart86-63
Ohio Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/21AMinnesota60-77
30/12/20HNebraska90-54
26/12/20ANorthwestern70-71
23/12/20HRutgers80-68
19/12/20HUCLA77-70
17/12/20APurdue60-67
13/12/20HCleveland State67-61
09/12/20ANotre Dame90-85
02/12/20HMorehead State77-44
29/11/20HUMass Lowell74-64

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Rutgers
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLL70%
HomeWWWWL86%
AwayWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1073
Win %70%86%33%
Points / game76.582.662.3
Allowed / game71.272.069.3
Point differential+5.3+10.6-7.0
Avg total147.7154.6131.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%57%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)67% (3)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
Ohio State
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWL73%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWLLL25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1174
Win %73%100%25%
Points / game76.379.970.0
Allowed / game66.261.175.0
Point differential+10.1+18.7-5.0
Avg total142.5141.0145.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+45%71%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)-50% (2)
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 Michigan10100100%82.567.0+15.5
2 Iowa1210283%92.473.4+19.0
3 Wisconsin1210283%76.561.5+15.0
4 Oregon108280%76.965.1+11.8
5 UCLA108280%75.967.9+8.0
6 USC97278%77.663.7+13.9
7 Minnesota1310377%79.773.2+6.5
8 Illinois129375%85.067.9+17.1
9 Ohio State118373%76.366.2+10.1
10 Rutgers107370%76.571.2+5.3
11 Michigan State128467%76.071.3+4.7
12 Purdue138562%70.366.2+4.1
13 Northwestern106460%79.168.9+10.2
14 Indiana127558%71.965.8+6.1
15 Maryland126650%72.268.5+3.7
16 Penn State73443%78.476.3+2.1
17 Nebraska114736%74.973.5+1.5
18 Washington91811%61.773.7-12.0
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
Rutgers303868
Ohio State423779
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