Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Auburn Tigers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 9.2% | 90.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 10.9% | 89.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.2% | 91.8% | +13.3 | ✓ (24.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 7.6% | 92.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 7.4% | 92.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 22.5% | 77.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Auburn Tigers +38 (91-53). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Royal | 35 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | -28.2 |
| Bruce Thornton | 33 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | -26.4 |
| Meechie Johnson | 30 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -23.1 |
| Micah Parrish | 28 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -22.0 |
| John Mobley Jr. | 25 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | -14.9 |
| Sean Stewart | 24 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | -15.1 |
| Evan Mahaffey | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -7.1 |
| Austin Parks | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Ivan Njegovan | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1.3 |
Auburn Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johni Broome | 26 | 9-18 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 33 | +36.0 |
| Denver Jones | 26 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +34.3 |
| Dylan Cardwell | 25 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | +8.9 |
| Tahaad Pettiford | 24 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | +30.3 |
| Chad Baker-Mazara | 22 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +28.2 |
| Chaney Johnson | 18 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | +11.0 |
| Miles Kelly | 15 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +8.7 |
| Jahki Howard | 13 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | -4.4 |
| Chris Moore | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.9 |
| JP Pegues | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -0.0 |
| Ja'Heim Hudson | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Blake Muschalek | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.5 |
| Presley Patterson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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