Ohio State vs BYU

8:00
PMNeutral

Ohio State☆Buckeyes

8394

Final, model had 77-78

LineBYU −3.5O/U160.5

BYU☆Cougars

W

Picked BYU

Total 155 proj, 177 actual

Correct. The model had BYU; BYU won 94-83.

• BYU rates 26th of 366 teams, Ohio State 31st: a top-75 team against a top-75 team.
• The two are close on both ends: offense 25th vs 23rd, defense 200th vs 270th.
• BYU has played the 17th-toughest schedule, so its numbers are earned.
• Ohio State has played the 15th-toughest schedule, so its numbers are earned.
• Neutral site: no home-court edge either way.
• The books have BYU by 3.5, right about where the model is. No spread edge.
• Projected total 155 vs 160.5: leans Under.
• Early-season note: about 95% of these numbers are still last season’s.

Every pick is locked before tip-off and graded from the final score. How the model works.