The 17th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (18-5) host the Indiana Hoosiers (12-10) in a Big 10 game at the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio on January 30th at 7:00 PM ET. Ohio State is the 11-point home favorite with a total sitting at 139.
In their latest, Indiana was at home where they battled hard throughout against the No. 3 ranked Purdue but came up short losing 74-67. The seven-point margin by the Boilermakers was below their -8.5 handicap giving Hoosiers the point spread win. The 141 combined points in the match fell below the 144 O/U line resulting in an UNDER for totals bettors. Juwan Morgan was the high scorer for the Hoosiers with 24 points on 10/18 shooting, and Robert Johnson was the only other player for the team to go for double figures with 21 points. Isaac Haas was the high scorer for the Boilermakers with 26 points on 10/17 shooting. Purdue trailed by two at that the half and used a strong second half out-scoring Indiana nine points in the 2nd half. For the game, they shot an excellent 50% from the floor against an outstanding Boilermaker defense while Purdue shot 48.2%. The Hoosiers has lost two in a row and three of their last four games. In Big Ten games they’re 5-5 included in that number is a 1-4 record on the road against the spread.
Ohio State was upset at home in their last game falling to Penn State 82-79. The Buckeyes failed to cover the -9.5 point spread and OVER bettors didn’t have to sweat this game with total surging past the closing total line by 21 points. Keita Bates-Diop was the high scorer for the Buckeyes with 25 points on 8/13 shooting and every starter for the squad went for double figures. Tony Carr was the top scorer for the Nittany Lions going for 28 points on 10/14 shooting hitting four of his five 3-pointers. The defense wasn’t either club’s strong point with Ohio State shooting 56% from the floor and Penn State shooting 58.3% and a ridiculous 3-pt FG% of 78.6%. The loss by the Buckeyes broke off an eight-game winning streak and marked the first loss in a conference game this season.
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Indiana ranks 218th in the nation in ppg and 160th in opponents’ ppg, and Ohio State ranks 86th in ppg and 51st in opponents’ ppg.
Tonight’s meeting is the first game between these teams this season, and last season in the lone match-up between these teams, which was at Ohio State, the Hoosiers beat the Buckeyes 96-92.
This season Indiana is 12-10 ATS with an O/U record of 9-12-1 and Ohio State is 11-10 ATS with an O/U record of 6-15.
SAGARIN RATINGS
Indiana: 79.81
Ohio State: 85.88
INJURY REPORT
INDIANA
[G] 12/04/2017 – Curtis Jones has left team ( Personal )
[F] 01/10/2018 – De’Ron Davis is out for season ( Achilles )
[F] 01/29/2018 – Collin Hartman is “?” Tuesday vs. Ohio State ( Leg )
OHIO STATE
NONE
Indiana at Ohio State NCAAB Key Betting Trends
- IND is 6-1 ATS in their last seven games
- IND is 3-7 ATS in their last ten road games
- IND has an Under record of 4-0-1 in their previous five games
- OSU is 6-2 ATS in their last eight games
- OSU is 2-5 ATS in their previous seven home games
- OSU has an Under record of 4-1 in their last five games
Hoosiers vs. Buckeyes Betting Angles
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in their last five games against Ohio State.
Ohio State is 5-2 ATS in their last seven home games against Indiana.
The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last five games between these teams.
The underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last seven games between these teams.
In the last 11 games between these teams, the Over record is 7-3-1.
In the last five games between these teams at Ohio State, the Over record is 4-0-1.
