The Ohio State Buckeyes host the 20th ranked Purdue Boilermakers in a Big 10 game that will take place at the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio at 7 PM ET. Purdue has won 12 of their 15 games on the season and they have covered the spread in eight of the 12 games that have had a posted line. Ohio State has won 10 of their 14 games and they have failed to cover the spread in eight of the 12 games that have had a posted line.
Purdue is coming off a 91-82 OT loss to Minnesota in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 13.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 173, which was well over the closing line of 142.5. Previous to the Minnesota game the Boilermakers had covered the spread in six straight games that had a posted line and in that span they had an over/under record of 4-2-1. The loss to Minnesota snapped Purdue’s seven-game winning streak.
Ohio State is coming off a 75-70 loss to Illinois in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 1-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 145, which was over the closing line of 140. The Buckeyes have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five games including their last two. In their last two games the total has gone over while in the previous three games the total went under. Ohio State had won two in a row before their loss to Illinois.
Offensively, Purdue is putting up 84.5 points per game, which ranks 20th in the nation, on a 49% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Boilermakers are allowing 65.4 points per game on a 40% FG average.
Ohio State is putting up 74.6 points per game on a 48.1% FG average. On defense the Buckeyes are allowing 63.9 points per game on a 38.3% FG average, which ranks 20th in the nation.
Last season in the lone match up, which was at Purdue, the Boilermakers beat the Buckeyes 75-64.
Purdue Boilermakers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Trends
- Purdue is 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 road games.
- The Boilermakers are 5-11-1 against the spread in their last 17 road games in Ohio State.
- The game total has gone under the total in 4 of Purdue’s last 5 games against Ohio State.
- Ohio State is 1-5 against the spread in their last 6 games.
- The Buckeyes are 7-2 straight up in their last 9 games against Purdue.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Purdue and Ohio State the public is all over the visiting Purdue squad minus the 3.5 points with over 80% conviction. The over/under bettors are also heavily loading up on this game going over the posted total line of 144 with over 80% as well.
