Oral Roberts at Ohio State NCAA Tournament First Round Odds, Picks and Prediction
The 15th-seeded Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (16-10) take the court in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against the No. 2 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (21-9) on Friday at Mackey Arena. The contest begins at 3:00 PM ET on CBS. Oral Roberts is a heavy, 15.5-point underdog in the game. Here's what you need to know before filling out your brackets for this 2-15 matchup in the South Region.
In their last game, the Buckeyes were defeated by Illinois by a final score of 91-88 but covered the 6.5-point spread as underdogs. The teams went over the 148 point total set by sportsbooks. Duane Washington Jr. racked up a team-high 32 points in the loss on Sunday.
Max Abmas led the way for the Golden Eagles with a team-high 23 points last time out as they picked up a 75-72 win over North Dakota State and covered the 1-point spread as underdogs. The teams combined to go over the 145.5 point total set for the matchup.
Oral Roberts at Ohio State: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access Paste BN Sports' betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 12:30 PM ET on March 19, 2021.
- Money line: Oral Roberts +1000 (bet $100 to win $1000) | Ohio State -2000 (bet $2000 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Oral Roberts +15.5 (-110) | Ohio State -15.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 156.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Ohio State: Three things to know
- Duane Washington Jr. leads the Buckeyes scoring 16.3 points per game. Washington leads the squad with a team-high 2.9 made three-pointers per game.
- The 77.3 points per game the Buckeyes average are only 1.5 more points than the Golden Eagles allow (75.8).
- Ohio State has a 16-2 record overall and a 14-0 record against the spread when scoring more than 75.8 points.
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Oral Roberts: Three things to know
- Abmas leads the Golden Eagles in points and assists. He puts up 24.4 points per game while tacking on 3.8 assists. Abmas averages 3.6 made threes per game to lead the team.
- The Golden Eagles' 81.8 points per game are 10.8 more points than the 71 the Buckeyes give up to opponents.
- Oral Roberts is 13-0 against the spread and 15-7 overall when it scores more than 71 points.
Oral Roberts at Ohio State: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Ohio State 83, Oral Roberts 70
Money line
BetMGM and the model both agree that the Ohio State Buckeyes are the money line favorite in this matchup.
Against the spread (ATS)
The spread for this game suggested by the model (13.2 points) is a little bit less than the 15.5-point edge MGM gives to the Buckeyes, though the data still has them as the favorite.
Over/Under (O/U)
In this matchup, the model projects a total (152.6 points) a little lower than the MGM over/under (156.5 points).
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