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UCLA vs Ohio State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 16 Dec 2023
Tip-off: 20:00
Final 60-67
23-22 37-45
Position#219
Record5-3
FormLWLWL
Points / game69.1
Allowed / game58.8
vs
Position#123
Record8-2
FormWWWWL
Points / game80.8
Allowed / game67.3
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · UCLA v Ohio State
23 Feb 2025
UCLA69
OHIO61
16 Dec 2023
UCLA60
OHIO67
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UCLA winLost
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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

UCLAUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Northwestern
#87
W
68-63
68
63
+5
H19/03
NCAA
Gonzaga
#13
L
76-79
76
79
-3
H24/03
NCAA
St. Francis (PA)
#344
W
75-44
75
44
+31
H07/11
NCAA
Lafayette
#316
W
68-50
68
50
+18
H11/11
NCAA
LIU Sharks
#350
W
78-58
78
58
+20
H16/11
NCAA
Marquette
#36
L
69-71
69
71
-2
A21/11
NCAA
Chaminade Silverswords
#530
W
76-48
76
48
+28
A21/11
NCAA
Gonzaga
#21
L
65-69
65
69
-4
H23/11
NCAA
UC Riverside
#231
W
66-65
66
65
+1
H01/12
NCAA
Villanova
#174
L
56-65
56
65
-9
A10/12
NCAA
1H
2H
35-25
33-38
46-33
30-46
32-22
43-22
30-33
38-17
35-17
43-41
35-30
34-41
36-21
40-27
34-38
31-31
34-32
32-33
29-25
27-40
130.9Avg total
69.7Scored
61.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)69.158.8127.9+10.462%
Season at home (5)70.457.2127.6+13.280%
Season away (3)67.061.3128.3+5.733%
Last 10 (10)69.761.2130.9+8.560%
Last 5 (5)66.463.6130.0+2.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)63.368.3131.7-5.00%
vs Similar (5)67.067.2134.2-0.240%
vs Weaker (22)72.157.2129.3+14.995%
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
Oakland
#76
W
79-73
79
73
+6
H07/11
NCAA
Texas A&M
#139
L
66-73
66
73
-7
H11/11
NCAA
Merrimack Warriors
#91
W
76-52
76
52
+24
H16/11
NCAA
Western Michigan
#300
W
73-56
73
56
+17
H19/11
NCAA
Alabama
#67
W
92-81
92
81
+11
H25/11
NCAA
Santa Clara
#125
W
86-56
86
56
+30
A26/11
NCAA
Central Michigan
#168
W
88-61
88
61
+27
H30/11
NCAA
Minnesota
#163
W
84-74
84
74
+10
H03/12
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#228
W
84-64
84
64
+20
H07/12
NCAA
Penn State
#216
L
80-83
80
83
-3
A09/12
NCAA
1H
2H
34-35
45-38
33-34
33-39
35-29
41-23
41-21
32-35
38-33
54-48
34-26
52-30
41-29
47-32
42-28
42-46
39-26
45-38
41-29
39-54
148.1Avg total
80.8Scored
67.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)80.867.3148.1+13.580%
Season at home (8)80.266.8147.0+13.588%
Season away (2)83.069.5152.5+13.550%
Last 10 (10)80.867.3148.1+13.580%
Last 5 (5)84.467.6152.0+16.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)61.776.7138.3-15.00%
vs Similar (22)72.570.6143.1+1.850%
vs Weaker ◀ (5)74.462.8137.2+11.660%
This opponent (UCLA) 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

-11-6+0+6+111st half1st half: +7.0+7.01st half: +8.8+8.82nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: +4.7+4.7
-11-6+0+6+111st half1st half: +7.0+7.01st half: +8.8+8.82nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: +4.7+4.7
UCLAOhio 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.
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UCLALast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Northwestern
#87
W
35-25
35
25
+10
H19/03
NCAA
Gonzaga
#13
W
46-33
46
33
+13
H24/03
NCAA
St. Francis (PA)
#344
W
32-22
32
22
+10
H07/11
NCAA
Lafayette
#316
L
30-33
30
33
-3
H11/11
NCAA
LIU Sharks
#350
W
35-17
35
17
+18
H16/11
NCAA
Marquette
#36
W
35-30
35
30
+5
A21/11
NCAA
Chaminade Silverswords
#530
W
36-21
36
21
+15
A21/11
NCAA
Gonzaga
#21
L
34-38
34
38
-4
H23/11
NCAA
UC Riverside
#231
W
34-32
34
32
+2
H01/12
NCAA
Villanova
#174
W
29-25
29
25
+4
A10/12
NCAA
62.2Avg total
34.6Scored
27.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.528.162.5+6.470%-
Last 30 at home (20)35.628.464.0+7.275%-
Last 30 away (10)32.227.459.6+4.860%-
Last 10 (10)34.627.662.2+7.080%-
Last 5 (5)33.629.262.8+4.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)32.731.063.7+1.767%-
vs Similar (5)35.432.267.6+3.280%-
vs Weaker (22)34.526.761.2+7.868%-
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
Oakland
#76
L
34-35
34
35
-1
H07/11
NCAA
Texas A&M
#139
L
33-34
33
34
-1
H11/11
NCAA
Merrimack Warriors
#91
W
35-29
35
29
+6
H16/11
NCAA
Western Michigan
#300
W
41-21
41
21
+20
H19/11
NCAA
Alabama
#67
W
38-33
38
33
+5
H25/11
NCAA
Santa Clara
#125
W
34-26
34
26
+8
A26/11
NCAA
Central Michigan
#168
W
41-29
41
29
+12
H30/11
NCAA
Minnesota
#163
W
42-28
42
28
+14
H03/12
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#228
W
39-26
39
26
+13
H07/12
NCAA
Penn State
#216
W
41-29
41
29
+12
A09/12
NCAA
66.8Avg total
37.8Scored
29.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.331.965.2+1.453%-
Last 30 at home (16)34.831.266.0+3.556%-
Last 30 away (14)31.632.664.3-1.050%-
Last 10 (10)37.829.066.8+8.880%-
Last 5 (5)39.427.667.0+11.8100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)28.733.362.0-4.733%-
vs Similar (22)33.432.966.3+0.550%-
vs Weaker ◀ (5)35.626.862.4+8.880%-
This opponent (UCLA) 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
0
UCLA wins
1
Ohio State wins
DateGameScore
19/12/20Ohio State v UCLA77-70
UCLAlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
10/12/23AVillanova56-65
01/12/23HUC Riverside66-65
23/11/23HGonzaga65-69
21/11/23AChaminade Silverswords76-48
21/11/23AMarquette69-71
16/11/23HLIU Sharks78-58
11/11/23HLafayette68-50
07/11/23HSt. Francis (PA)75-44
24/03/23HGonzaga76-79
19/03/23HNorthwestern68-63
Ohio Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/12/23APenn State80-83
07/12/23HMiami (Ohio)84-64
03/12/23HMinnesota84-74
30/11/23HCentral Michigan88-61
26/11/23ASanta Clara86-56
25/11/23HAlabama92-81
19/11/23HWestern Michigan73-56
16/11/23HMerrimack Warriors76-52
11/11/23HTexas A&M66-73
07/11/23HOakland79-73

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UCLA
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWL62%
HomeWWWLW80%
AwayLWL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games853
Win %62%80%33%
Points / game69.170.467.0
Allowed / game58.857.261.3
Point differential+10.4+13.2+5.7
Avg total127.9127.6128.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%60%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)50% (2)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Ohio State
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL80%
HomeWWWWW88%
AwayWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1082
Win %80%88%50%
Points / game80.880.283.0
Allowed / game67.366.869.5
Point differential+13.5+13.5+13.5
Avg total148.1147.0152.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+70%75%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)-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 Purdue109190%85.669.1+16.5
2 Ohio State108280%80.867.3+13.5
3 Nebraska108280%77.366.8+10.5
4 Illinois97278%80.065.0+15.0
5 Oregon97278%80.269.7+10.6
6 Northwestern97278%75.666.9+8.7
7 Minnesota118373%80.567.0+13.5
8 Wisconsin118373%73.666.0+7.6
9 Rutgers107370%69.160.9+8.2
10 Indiana107370%74.073.3+0.7
11 Washington96367%82.272.7+9.6
12 UCLA85362%69.158.8+10.4
13 Maryland106460%73.464.4+9.0
14 USC95456%78.972.7+6.2
15 Michigan116555%82.275.9+6.3
16 Michigan State105550%73.964.7+9.2
17 Iowa105550%84.879.7+5.1
18 Penn State115645%76.872.4+4.5
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
UCLA233760
Ohio State224567
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