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USC vs Ohio State Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 27 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 03:30
Final 82-87
38-52 44-35
Position#215
Record14-13
FormLWLLL
Points / game76.7
Allowed / game74.3
vs
Position#172
Record15-13
FormLWLLL
Points / game78.2
Allowed / game71.9
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

USC 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

USCUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wisconsin
#43
L
69-84
69
84
-15
H18/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#158
W
78-73
78
73
+5
A23/01
NCAA
UCLA
#66
L
76-82
76
82
-6
H28/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#17
W
70-64
70
64
+6
H01/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#191
L
75-77
75
77
-2
A05/02
NCAA
Purdue
#72
L
72-90
72
90
-18
A08/02
NCAA
Penn State
#185
W
92-67
92
67
+25
H12/02
NCAA
Minnesota
#226
L
66-69
66
69
-3
H15/02
NCAA
Maryland
#35
L
71-88
71
88
-17
A21/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#224
L
85-95
85
95
-10
A23/02
NCAA
1H
2H
27-42
42-42
31-33
47-40
37-42
39-40
35-32
35-32
31-33
44-44
36-48
36-42
40-31
52-36
38-29
28-40
27-37
44-51
39-44
46-51
154.3Avg total
75.4Scored
78.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (27)76.774.3151.0+2.452%
Season at home (18)76.771.4148.1+5.361%
Season away (9)76.780.1156.8-3.433%
Last 10 (10)75.478.9154.3-3.530%
Last 5 (5)77.281.8159.0-4.620%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (16)71.972.5144.4-0.644%
vs Similar ◀ (13)80.276.5156.6+3.762%
vs Weaker (1)85.061.0146.0+24.0100%
This opponent (Ohio State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Ohio StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Purdue
#72
W
73-70
73
70
+3
A22/01
NCAA
Iowa
#192
W
82-65
82
65
+17
H28/01
NCAA
Penn State
#185
W
83-64
83
64
+19
A30/01
NCAA
Illinois
#100
L
79-87
79
87
-8
A02/02
NCAA
Maryland
#35
W
73-70
73
70
+3
H07/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#158
L
71-79
71
79
-8
A09/02
NCAA
Washington
#287
W
93-69
93
69
+24
H13/02
NCAA
Michigan
#44
L
83-86
83
86
-3
H16/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#191
L
49-70
49
70
-21
H20/02
NCAA
UCLA
#66
L
61-69
61
69
-8
A23/02
NCAA
1H
2H
28-41
45-29
30-26
52-39
43-33
40-31
42-36
37-51
32-41
41-29
39-34
32-45
51-36
42-33
39-44
44-42
24-31
25-39
24-28
37-41
147.6Avg total
74.7Scored
72.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)78.271.9150.1+6.254%
Season at home (18)80.970.1151.0+10.961%
Season away (10)73.275.3148.5-2.140%
Last 10 (10)74.772.9147.6+1.850%
Last 5 (5)71.474.6146.0-3.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)61.878.2140.0-16.525%
vs Similar ◀ (18)76.772.0148.7+4.744%
vs Weaker (8)89.969.6159.5+20.288%
This opponent (USC) 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

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -3.0-3.01st half: +0.2+0.22nd half2nd half: -0.5-0.52nd half: +1.6+1.6
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -3.0-3.01st half: +0.2+0.22nd half2nd half: -0.5-0.52nd half: +1.6+1.6
USCOhio 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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USCLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wisconsin
#43
L
27-42
27
42
-15
H18/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#158
L
31-33
31
33
-2
A23/01
NCAA
UCLA
#66
L
37-42
37
42
-5
H28/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#17
W
35-32
35
32
+3
H01/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#191
L
31-33
31
33
-2
A05/02
NCAA
Purdue
#72
L
36-48
36
48
-12
A08/02
NCAA
Penn State
#185
W
40-31
40
31
+9
H12/02
NCAA
Minnesota
#226
W
38-29
38
29
+9
H15/02
NCAA
Maryland
#35
L
27-37
27
37
-10
A21/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#224
L
39-44
39
44
-5
A23/02
NCAA
71.2Avg total
34.1Scored
37.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.334.771.0+1.650%-
Last 30 at home (19)37.833.571.3+4.474%-
Last 30 away (11)33.736.870.5-3.19%-
Last 10 (10)34.137.171.2-3.030%-
Last 5 (5)36.037.873.8-1.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (16)32.434.566.9-2.144%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)40.035.775.7+4.354%-
vs Weaker (1)51.025.076.0+26.0100%-
This opponent (Ohio State) is Similar. 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
Purdue
#72
L
28-41
28
41
-13
A22/01
NCAA
Iowa
#192
W
30-26
30
26
+4
H28/01
NCAA
Penn State
#185
W
43-33
43
33
+10
A30/01
NCAA
Illinois
#100
W
42-36
42
36
+6
A02/02
NCAA
Maryland
#35
L
32-41
32
41
-9
H07/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#158
W
39-34
39
34
+5
A09/02
NCAA
Washington
#287
W
51-36
51
36
+15
H13/02
NCAA
Michigan
#44
L
39-44
39
44
-5
H16/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#191
L
24-31
24
31
-7
H20/02
NCAA
UCLA
#66
L
24-28
24
28
-4
A23/02
NCAA
70.2Avg total
35.2Scored
35.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.833.468.2+1.360%-
Last 30 at home (20)37.132.869.8+4.470%-
Last 30 away (10)30.134.864.9-4.740%-
Last 10 (10)35.235.070.2+0.250%-
Last 5 (5)35.434.670.0+0.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)24.844.269.0-19.50%-
vs Similar ◀ (18)34.931.866.7+3.267%-
vs Weaker (8)39.431.871.1+7.675%-
This opponent (USC) 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

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
USC wins
0
Ohio State wins
No previous meetings.
USClast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/02/25ARutgers85-95
21/02/25AMaryland71-88
15/02/25HMinnesota66-69
12/02/25HPenn State92-67
08/02/25APurdue72-90
05/02/25ANorthwestern75-77
01/02/25HMichigan State70-64
28/01/25HUCLA76-82
23/01/25ANebraska78-73
18/01/25HWisconsin69-84
Ohio Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/02/25AUCLA61-69
20/02/25HNorthwestern49-70
16/02/25HMichigan83-86
13/02/25HWashington93-69
09/02/25ANebraska71-79
07/02/25HMaryland73-70
02/02/25AIllinois79-87
30/01/25APenn State83-64
28/01/25HIowa82-65
22/01/25APurdue73-70

📊 11. Overall Statistics

USC
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLL52%
HomeLLWWL61%
AwayWLLLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games27189
Win %52%61%33%
Points / game76.776.776.7
Allowed / game74.371.480.1
Point differential+2.4+5.3-3.4
Avg total151.0148.1156.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+37%44%22%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)33% (3)50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Ohio State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLL54%
HomeWWWLL61%
AwayWWLLL40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281810
Win %54%61%40%
Points / game78.280.973.2
Allowed / game71.970.175.3
Point differential+6.2+10.9-2.1
Avg total150.1151.0148.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+39%50%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won38% (8)20% (5)67% (3)
Overtime %11%11%10%
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 Michigan State2823582%78.266.8+11.4
2 Wisconsin2822679%81.970.5+11.4
3 Michigan2721678%79.770.2+9.4
4 Maryland2821775%82.667.0+15.7
5 UCLA2820871%74.864.6+10.1
6 Oregon2820871%76.671.8+4.8
7 Purdue2819968%77.570.1+7.4
8 Illinois29181162%83.273.3+9.9
9 Nebraska28171161%74.671.2+3.5
10 Indiana28171161%75.872.8+3.0
11 Ohio State28151354%78.271.9+6.2
12 Northwestern28151354%73.569.4+4.0
13 Iowa28151354%83.179.5+3.6
14 USC27141352%76.774.3+2.4
15 Penn State29151452%79.473.3+6.0
16 Rutgers28141450%76.776.2+0.5
17 Minnesota28141450%68.369.5-1.1
18 Washington27121544%72.175.1-3.0
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
USC384482
Ohio State523587
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