Ohio State vs Penn State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/27/21
Ohio State vs Penn State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/27/21
2021-01-27 19:00:00 EDT
The Penn State Nittany Lions and Ohio State Buckeyes meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Value City Arena.
The Penn State Nittany Lions need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Penn State Nittany Lions are averaging 76.5 points on 42.8 percent shooting and allowing 76.2 points on 46.9 percent shooting. Myreon Jones is averaging 15.9 points and 2.4 assists while Izaiah Brockington is averaging 14.7 points and 4.8 rebounds. Seth Lundy is the third double-digit scorer and Sam Sessoms is dishing 2.3 assists. The Penn State Nittany Lions are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.3 percent from the free throw line. The Penn State Nittany Lions are allowing 31.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34 rebounds per game.
The Ohio State Buckeyes look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The Ohio State Buckeyes are averaging 76.6 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 67.3 points on 41.6 percent shooting. Duane Washington Jr. is averaging 15.3 points and 2.9 rebounds while EJ Liddell is averaging 14.5 points and 6.8 rebounds. Justice Sueing is the third double-digit scorer and CJ Walker is grabbing 2.8 rebounds. The Ohio State Buckeyes are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 75.4 percent from the free throw line. The Ohio State Buckeyes are allowing 32.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.
The Nittany Lions are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The Buckeyes are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Buckeyes last 5 overall. The underdog is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
The Penn State Nittany Lions haven’t looked good at ether end of the floor, their season is starting to slip away and they haven’t covered numbers dating back to last season. The Ohio State Buckeyes are playing some of their best ball of the season and they’ve been a covering machine the last couple of years at home. Two teams heading in different directions. Ohio State should run away with this game in the second half.
