Ohio State at Wisconsin odds, picks and predictions
The Ohio State Buckeyes (14-9, 4-9 Big Ten) and Wisconsin Badgers (16-8, 8-5) are lined up for a Tuesday night tussle in Madison. The opening tip-off at the Kohl Center will be at 9 p.m. ET (Peacock). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Ohio State vs. Wisconsin odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Ohio State lost 71-60 at home game to UW on Jan. 10 and OSU has only won twice since that date, with the 2nd win coming Saturday vs. Maryland. The Buckeyes covered a 2 1/2-point spread in a 79-75 double-overtime win over the Terrapins.
Wisconsin, ranked No. 21 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, also played Saturday. The Badgers were a 3 1/2-point favorite at Rutgers, but were upset by the Scarlet Knights 78-56. The loss marked UW's 4th in a row, both straight up and against the spread (ATS).
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Ohio State at Wisconsin odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:53 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Ohio State +340 (bet $100 to win $340) | Wisconsin -450 (bet $450 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Ohio State +8.5 (-102) | Wisconsin -8.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 138.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Ohio State at Wisconsin picks and predictions
Prediction
Wisconsin 73, Ohio State 66
Moneyline
AVOID. An OSU lean is best leveraged against the number.
Against the spread
The last 15 times Wisconsin has logged 3 straight ATS losses, the Badgers have gone 4-11 ATS the next time out. Ohio State is 2-1 ATS in its last 3 trips to Madison.
The Buckeyes do enough good work in creating near-proximity looks on offense and forcing lower-percentage mid-range attempts on defense that they can stay within a couple possessions in this slow-tempo match-up. Figure OSU as being due a bump with some shooting regression, and the Buckeyes are catching a scuffling Badgers team which has had too many missteps against foes outside the top-20 to be giving this many points.
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Over/Under
The O/U is 2-2 across the last 4 OSU-UW meetings. And 3-3 in the last 6. And 4-4 over the last 8. And 5-5 across the last 10.
These are 2 bottom-third teams in pace. A couple or more point-spiral advantages are tamped down by opponent strengths, and a total Under 140 is reasonable. The current total is not worth argument ... or account funds. PASS.
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