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2026-03-01

Model Predictions

Model Purdue Boilermakers Ohio State Buckeyes Spread Result
Elo 65.0% 35.0% -
Bradley-Terry 63.9% 36.1% -
Margin 66.2% 33.8% -3.7 (11.7 off)
Pythagorean 49.6% 50.4% -
Efficiency 6.8% 93.2% -
Adjusted Efficiency 73.3% 26.7% -
Log Adjusted 73.4% 26.6% -
Points Off/Def 55.9% 44.1% -

Actual: Ohio State Buckeyes +8 (82-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Purdue Boilermakers

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
B. Smith 36 7-19 3-8 3-4 0 7 2 0 2 20 8 -
F. Loyer 32 5-10 5-9 0-0 4 2 1 0 0 15 12 -
C.J. Cox 29 5-9 3-7 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 13 7 -
T. Kaufman-Renn 28 8-12 0-0 3-5 9 0 0 0 1 19 15 -
J. Benter 23 1-3 0-1 1-1 3 1 2 0 0 3 6 -
O. Cluff 19 1-3 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 -
G. Harris 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 -
O. Mayer 11 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 -3 -
L. Murphy 5 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
D. Jacobsen 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 -

Ohio State Buckeyes

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
B. Thornton 37 6-9 3-6 5-7 5 2 0 0 2 20 16 -
J. Mobley Jr. 36 8-15 5-11 0-0 2 3 1 0 2 21 10 -
D. Royal 31 2-8 0-2 8-9 9 2 1 1 2 12 15 -
A. Bynum 27 4-6 1-3 5-6 5 0 0 1 0 14 14 -
T. Chatman 23 2-5 0-2 2-2 1 1 1 0 0 6 4 -
C. Tilly 19 1-3 0-0 5-8 5 0 0 0 1 7 8 -
I. Njegovan 19 1-1 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 1 0 2 9 -
G. Cupps 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

* = starter