Nebraska vs Ohio State Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/18/23
Ohio State Buckeyes (10-7) vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-9)
January 18, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Nebraska Cornhuskers +5 / Ohio State Buckeyes -5; Over/Under: +139.5
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The Ohio State Buckeyes and Nebraska Cornhuskers meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Pinnacle Bank Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Ohio State Buckeyes Preview
The Ohio State Buckeyes are averaging 78 points on 47.3 percent shooting and allowing 66.3 points on 40.3 percent shooting. Brice Sensabaugh is averaging 16.9 points and 5.4 rebounds, while Justice Sueing is averaging 13.6 points and 4.8 rebounds. Zed Key is the third double-digit scorer and Bruce Thornton is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The Ohio State Buckeyes are shooting 38.7 percent from beyond the arc and 74.9 percent from the free throw line. The Ohio State Buckeyes are allowing 29.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.5 rebounds per game.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers Preview
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are averaging 66.4 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 67.2 points on 42 percent shooting. Derrick Walker is averaging 14.1 points and 7.7 rebounds, while Sam Griesel is averaging 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds. Keisei Tominaga is grabbing 1.3 rebounds and Emannuel Bandoumel is grabbing 5.1 rebounds. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are shooting 30.1 percent from beyond the arc and 64.1 percent from the free throw line. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are allowing 32.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
Trends
The Buckeyes are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Cornhuskers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 7-2 in Buckeyes last 9 Wednesday games. The under is 16-4-1 in Cornhuskers last 21 overall. The underdog is 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Nebraska Cornhuskers just don’t have the horses to hang with the better teams in the conference, and they seem to be getting worse, which includes losing their last 5 games by an average of 8.8 points. The Ohio State Buckeyes are easily the better side here, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 20.7 points. I’ll lay the reasonable number.
