The Indiana Hoosiers (16-13) host the 16th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (23-7) in a Big Ten game at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on Friday, February 23, 2018, at 8:00 PM ET. On the NCAA betting board, Ohio State is the 1.5-point road favorite with the total line offered at 137.5.
In their last game, Ohio State was at home where they put a beating on Rutgers 72-52. The 20-point margin gave them the point spread to cover as a -14.5 betting favorite and the 131 put up on the board had OVER bettors cashing their tickets. C.J. Jackson came off the bench and was the high scorer for the Buckeyes going for 18 points on 8 of 12 shooting and three players for the team had at last 13 points. Corey Sanders was the leading scorer for the Scarlet Knights with 12 points on 6 of 15 shooting, and he was one of only two players for the squad to go for double figures. Ohio State shot 58.9% from the floor and played well defensively holding the Scarlet Knights to 40.7% shooting. Ohio State had lost two in a row before their win over Rutgers and is now 14-3 in Big Ten games.
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Indiana was on the road in their latest where they lost to Nebraska 66-57. The Hoosiers were +3 in the game, so they failed to get the point spread cover. Robert Johnson and reserve Justin Smith were the two top scorers for the Hoosiers each picking up 16 points. James Palmer Jr. was the lead scorer for the Cornhuskers with 15 points on 6 of 12 shooting and three starters for the team scored at least 11 points. Indiana was the better shooting team with a 45.3 FG% compared to Nebraska’s 40.3%, but turnovers were their undoing with 19 on the night. Indiana had their four-game winning streak snapped in the loss to Nebraska moving their Big Ten W/L record to 9-8.
Ohio State ranks 120th in the nation in ppg and 37th in opponents’ ppg, and Indiana ranks 237th in ppg and 110th in opponents’ ppg.
These teams met this season on January 30th at Ohio State where the Buckeyes beat the Hoosiers 71-56.
This season Ohio State is 15-13 ATS with an O/U record of 8-20 and Indiana is 17-12 ATS with an O/U record of 11-17-1.
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SAGARIN RATINGS
Ohio State: 85.95
Indiana: 80.94
INJURY REPORT
OHIO STATE
NONE
INDIANA
[G] 12/04/2017 – Curtis Jones is out for season ( Left Team )
[F] 01/10/2018 – De’Ron Davis is out for season ( Achilles )
Ohio State at Indiana NCAAB Key Betting Trends
- OSU is 5-2 ATS in their last seven road games
- OSU is 2-5 ATS in their previous seven games against a team with a winning record
- OSU has an Under record of 5-1 in their last six road games
- IND is 10-1 ATS in their previous 11 home games
- IND is 5-1 ATS in their last six games
- IND has an Under record of 5-1 in their previous six home games
Buckeyes vs. Hoosiers Betting Angles
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in their last five home games against Ohio State.
The home team is 5-1 ATS in the last six games between these teams.
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