The Wisconsin Badgers and the Ohio State Buckeyes meet in college basketball action from the Value City Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Ohio State is listed as a 7.5-point home favorite for this game with a ML price of -350. The total for this game is set at 132.5 points.
Injuries
For Wisconsin, Jay Heath is out for the season with a lower body injury while Ohio State has a clean injury report coming into this game.
Matchup History
Wisconsin’s 78-68 win back on January 13th, 2022, snapped Ohio State’s two-game win streak in this matchup.
Trends
Wisconsin is 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a double-digit loss at home. Ohio State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS loss and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 home games.
Pick
I’m sticking with Ohio State here. The Buckeyes haven’t been great, but Wisconsin hasn’t covered a game in well over a month and are riding a double-digit ATS losing streak coming into this game. A lot of Ohio State’s recent struggles came on the road, but last time they were at home they put the boots to a decent Iowa team and I think they can get one over on the Badgers here. Give me Ohio State laying the points.