In the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament in the West Region, the 5th seed Ohio State Buckeyes (25-8) face the 4th seed Gonzaga Bulldogs (31-4). This neutral site game will be held at Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho at 7:45 PM ET Saturday, March 17. On the NCAA betting board, Gonzaga is the 3-point favorite with the total listed at 142.5 points.
In their latest, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Ohio State beat South Dakota State 81-73. The eight-point margin had most bettors on the game getting a refund on their wagers with a push on the Buckeyes -8 line. The 154 points scored resulted in an OVER for totals bettors surpassing the 148.5 O/U line.
In the game, Keita Bates-Diop was the high scorer for the Buckeyes picking up 24 points on 7 of 19 shooting, and he also added 12 rebounds, and three starters for the team picked up at least 20 points. The two clubs hit the half tied at 43, but Ohio State pulled away in the second outscoring South Dakota State by eight points. In the game, they had a paltry 37.5 FG% but were solid from long ranged hitting on 41.9% of their attempts. Ohio State has won three of their last four games, and the win evened their neutral site record to 2-2 this season.
Gonzaga beat UNC Greensboro 68-64 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in a game that was as close as the final score reflects. Zaga failed to cover the point spread as a substantial -12.5 favorite breaking off a mini two-game streak. The 132 combined points fell below the 136 points total line for the Bulldogs second straight “UNDER”.
Johnathan Williams led the Bulldogs recording a double-double with 19 points on 8 of 12 shooting with 13 rebounds and three starters on the team went for at least 15 points. Gonzaga brought a nine-point lead into the second half, but the Spartans fought back hard and took the lead with just over one minute left in the contest. Gonzaga shot 42.4 FG% from the floor and held the UNC Greensboro to a 41.8 FG%. Gonzaga is riding a 15-game winning streak and possess a 6-2 record in games held at a neutral site.
Ohio State ranks tied for 106th n the nation in ppg and 46th in opponents’ ppg and Gonzaga ranks 12th in ppg and 48th in opponents’ ppg.
These teams met early this season at a neutral site where Gonzaga crushed Ohio State 85-59.
This season Ohio State is 15-16 ATS with an O/U record of 10-21 and Gonzaga is 14-17-1 ATS with an O/U record of 15-17.
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SAGARIN RATINGS
Ohio State: 85.93
Gonzaga: 89.82
INJURY REPORT
OHIO STATE
NONE
GONZAGA
NONE
Ohio State at Gonzaga Key Betting Trends
- OSU is 1-5 ATS in their last six games
- OSU is 0-5 ATS in their last five non-conference games
- OSU has an Over record of 4-1 in their previous five games
- GONZ is 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games
- GONZ is 3-8 ATS in their previous eight games after an ATS loss
- GONZ has an Over record of 7-2 in their last nine non-conference games
